Spoon theory

[Ponygirl]

I've only experienced a migraine once, and while it was oddly painless, it was possibly one of the most horrifying moments of my life...I literally sat there frantically dialing my eye doctor as I gradually went blind over the course of about ten minutes for what seemed like absolutely no reason. Thankfully he was able to pick up the phone and explain it was a migraine and only temporary, but I can't imagine having to deal with something like that (but with scads of pain on top of it) on even a slightly regular basis. XC

And I am totally a believer in the comforting therapy of fuzzies, whether real pets or wyrms. :> My cat is very attuned to people or animals feeling bad and attempts to solve the problem by licking and flopping on the 'patient' in question. Meanwhile as a bonus the wyrms don't complain when I take a fistful of them outside to photograph them in the snow, and it's surprising just how warm they make your hand, too. <XD

[Aurorous]

Agreed, Celeste and Pony! Fuzzy things make everything better. When I'm bed-ridden (which is unfortunately often) there's nothing better than having my cat snuggled up on my lap and planning wyrm breedings! Wyrms are one of the brighter things in my life and I often use them to escape the pain for a little while. It's nice to have positive things to think about!

[Aibo7m3]

Very interesting theory! I don't have any sort of chronic illness, but this definitely helps me start to understand what some people are going through with a fairly easy to grasp analogy.

Ah, on the topic of migraines, I get them pretty often, but the type that Ponygirl mentioned where there is only a small amount of pain, but a very large amount of visual distortion. I was pretty freaked out the first time it happened, but that was around seven years ago and it doesn't bother me a huge amount anymore since I know what's going on and always regain my vision afterward. Although I do remember a time when a friend asked me how many fingers she was holding up while I was having a migraine and I had to tilt my head and look at different angles before I could give her even a tentative response. I agree that it must be unimaginably worse for those who have the pain as well though; I think part of the difficulty in understanding what a migraine is like is that they can be so different from person to person, so one person's idea of a migraine might be much more minor than what another person is experiencing unfortunately.

[Aurorous]

Migraines are so different from person to person. I've never had that loss of vision symptom but it sounds so scary. My symptoms are usually head-splitting pain, sound sensitivity, vertigo, and nausea/throwing up when it gets really bad. My roommate on the other hand gets light and sound sensitive and sometimes the vision loss, but no vertigo.

[Mewrose]

My mom gets migranes, but for years various doctors refused to acknowledge them at migranes because basically she didn't have one or more symptoms they usually associated with migranes. I know she gets extreme pain, not sure about anything else. When she has one, she's usually stuck in bed with the lights off until it goes away. Possibly nausea as well, I do remember one time I was on a trip with her when she got a migrane, and she asked me to go out and get simple foods so she'd be able to eat.

[Rrilltrae]

Both the spoon theory and that hyperbole and a half have been "goto" articles for me not only to help explain long term physical and mental illness to those who dont understand it, but also as a great point of reference for those experiencing it themselves. Sometimes the fear and self anger created especially by mental illness such as depression and anxiety can cloud out rational thought and giving it a physical representation can make daily decisions more easy to tackle.

Oh, and migraines suck. They just suck. I am lucky mine were cyclical and able to be broken with hormones, thank gawd. Good luck to all those that do suffer from them, stay in a nice dark quiet place as needed and focus on being well.

[AskjaSkug]

Okay thats kindof freaky. I read Hyperbole and a half and they talk about a constant fog? Ive talked to my mate about a fog that appears, covers everything in my mind when too many things happen. I have depression and anxiety. And i think it maes sense now. I get this 'fog' when im... i guess when im supposed to be emotional. But cant be. Like if theres a whole lot going on like a fight or i get excited or scared or nervous, i dont get those things. I just become immersed in this fog that clouds my memory and my will. I tend to just want to go to sleep because none of it matrers. Ill forget in the morning all these... attempt at emotions and think of the issue from a n unbiased view, look more at the facts than at the emotions that are trying to affect my judgement, that confuses and clouds me.
There are very few things that I can become emotional over withiut becoming too confused to actually have these emotions, and thats mostly my baby sister Lola and my mate Skug. My cats and learning about these Wyrms are huge factors too, as is watching Roosterteeth videos, but thats because I dont have to think about the meaninglessness of whatever is going on, what will be going on.
I used to draw and write all the time, and I still sortof do but lately I havent been able to muster the... "spoons" d need for it. For either of those. Im hoping once I get my wyrms then Ill have something enjoyable todraw, to write about...

Heres to hoping Wyrms may be my shriveled piece of corn under the fridge.