Migraines and Me
I was eleven when I got my first migraine.
This is my story about migraines and me.
This may sound silly to some, but when I was
younger I was afraid of having a migraine. Some
people around me didn’t understand what they were and
probably thought I was being dramatic.
I once spoke to a Doctor who said that I need to believe when I think
a migraine is going to occur, it won’t. I have to tell myself ‘I am not
getting a migraine’, and if I do get one still I have to stay calm, take
my tablets and have faith that I will be better very soon.
Since then I have found that my migraines are a lot easier to handle. This might be because
I’m older and people around me understand and help me out, or maybe the Doctor’s advice
really did help me. I really felt that he gave me hope that I can live with migraines and they
won’t stop me from achieving anything I want to.
I recently read an article* my Uncle sent me that stated ‘migraines affect about 15% of the
world’s population – more than diabetes, epilepsy and asthma combined’. I knew that a lot of
people suffered from migraines but it shocked me to see just how many.
After scrolling through Instagram recently I noticed Tom Fletcher (singer and songwriter
from McFly) had written a post about how he was suffering with a migraine. His son Buzz
suggested a hot chocolate because ‘it makes everything better’. I certainly can’t disagree
with that!
It just made me think about how this Doctor I saw believed I really could live with my
migraines and, if I don’t let them, they won’t take over my life. If Tom Fletcher can travel the
world performing album after album he has co-written and produced whilst suffering from
migraines, I guess my message to you is “don’t let migraines stop you from living
your dreams”.
*article from The Independent
https://edition.independent.co.uk/editions/uk.co.independent.issue.090118/data/8147761/index.html
Migraines and Me
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