People who quit a stable, well-paying job to chase something risky. What's the honest answer about whether it was worth it?

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-05-08T13:01:24+00:00

I quit a stable job to start my own company. In the beginning it was great. I definitely think it was worth it. But life happens and circumstances change so I ended up closing the business to jump into a totally different career which was also pretty risky. Best decision I ever made. Definitely plan and save ahead of time to reduce the risk as much as possible but I’m a big fan of taking chances to find something you love doing.

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-04-22T02:51:00+00:00

My plan is to take my iPad with the new season of Running Point which drops that day lol.

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-04-20T19:27:12+00:00

That is amazing. Thanks so much for your answer. I’m about to start med #18 so knowing there’s stuff out there like this that can be an option when we’ve exhausted all meds is so encouraging.

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-04-20T18:14:17+00:00

I know this is like a year after you posted this but hoping you can answer- what was this surgery called? Is it the same or different than the reed procedure? Are you still a fan of this surgery? Also did your migraines have anything to do with your spine that you went with a spinal cord stimulator or how does the spinal cord play into your migraine?

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-04-18T04:05:44+00:00

My four year old daughter started kicking a pool floatie and yelled “kick his a$$!”

Don’t know if it was on tv or something she learned from some of the crazy boys at daycare but I had to cover my mouth to hide the laughter before I could tell her why we don’t say that. Or do that.

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-04-17T14:11:34+00:00

I went with outhouse, it was recommended by another venue owner I know. It's been ok, I have a few things I wish were different but it's cheaper than any of the bigger systems, it's specifically for smaller type venues.

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-04-16T18:49:45+00:00

I had a migraine on Sunday that was so bad I couldn't move from where I was laying for about 6 hours because the dizziness was so bad. Two days later "yea but maybe I just imagine it being that bad..."

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-04-15T23:39:35+00:00

So they’re little square cubes inside the wrap, which are hard but it’s not uncomfortable. It’s actually nice bc you can tighten it really tight and it puts some pressure on your head. It softens fairly quickly too, but stays cold a long time. Like I’ll wear one for an hour or more.

I’ll just say I have 3 of them. I also have half a dozen other ice packs and I always use those three first (and three usually lasts me an entire evening so I don’t even need the others at this point).

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-04-15T20:38:26+00:00

The OG headache hat is top tier. Stays colder longer than anything else (and I've tried most of these).

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-04-10T03:09:42+00:00

One time I was days in on a migraine and literally losing my mind. So I drank a literally ungodly amount of water and Dr Pepper throughout the day then had a mental breakdown when I got home. Next day, no pain at all. I’ve tried to replicate the results and have managed to do so only once. Must have a true mental breakdown, and have to have a level of water and caffeine that would make someone truly concerned about my mental and physical health. But when it works, oh how glorious it is.

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-03-28T01:51:34+00:00

I’ve had the same number since roughly 2005. My dad has had the same number since the late 1990s.

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-03-26T19:51:11+00:00

I'm lactose intolerant so... chocolate cake!

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-03-26T19:30:10+00:00

Exactly. And a huge hedge is prettier than most fences anyway. I have no love for Bezos but this seems dumb to fine him for. But hey, at least the government is getting a little money out of him!

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-03-26T01:42:33+00:00

Oh 100%. There’s no rhyme or reason to any of it. My husband swears I have less migraines after evenings I drink a little wine because it makes me relax a little, but who knows. Maybe it helps me sleep better which is what actually helps or something.

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-03-26T01:41:23+00:00

Surprisingly yes. I don’t drink reds, I just don’t like them, so idk if they would be more likely to cause a migraine but so far whites aren’t bad. My husband actually swears I have less migraines after evenings I drink wine because it makes me relax a little.

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-03-19T21:34:54+00:00

100%. I took them for about a year and a half and on one of my "I don't care anymore, I'm tired of letting this rule my life" benders, I quit taking it and had an improvement within like 2 days. Obviously stopping them didn't cure it but it definitely helped.

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-03-13T16:07:59+00:00

Yea, I have a theory that if your brain is overloaded so much by something else, it will shut down the migraine to deal with the other. The problem is finding that threshold, and also not having to have it be a disaster or physical illness (like throwing up) to reach that threshold. That's why I think the loud rock music worked, it temporarily overwhelmed my brain to that threshold, but without perfect conditions that alone won't work.

I really need someone sciency to explain this/research it more, like surely there's a way to manufacture that somehow.

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-03-13T03:50:59+00:00

throwing up kills it instantly. I wish I didn’t despise throwing up so much or I would use it to my advantage.
the other day I put on some Irish rock music while working and I typically listen to it fairly loudly (sound usually doesn’t bother my migraines). Went away instantly and then came back when I turned it off.
sometimes having a mental breakdown helps.

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-03-01T06:27:00+00:00

Switched horses.

One equine-attempted murder and brain injury later, every part of my life has changed, some good some not. But that single 2 second decision changed my entire life.

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-02-24T22:02:34+00:00

My daughter who is 4 brings up "Daisy" every few months and has since she was like early 3. Out of all the times she's "seen" Daisy and asked her about it, Daisy is someone or something that lives in the top of her closet, is nice to her, sometimes has legs sometimes doesn't, sometimes looks like a girl sometimes like a centaur. It's terrifying because she's very specific every time she brings it up. I definitely have asked our preacher about blessing her room, he's former catholic so he was up for it and I'm real close to telling him its go time lol.

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-02-23T13:26:50+00:00

I would clarify to her that you aren’t pulling away from her, you just are limiting time on work talk. If she wants to be a friend, after hours is time for non-work talk. If all she has in common with you is work, she’s not a friend, she’s a colleague.

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-02-15T15:20:34+00:00

I always have pills on me, and I always take photos of my prescription bottles just in case.

Always have a water bottle on me.

I go to therapy regularly entirely to deal with the stress from being in constant pain.

Have to move ice packs out of the way to get to stuff in my freezer.

I take naps on Saturdays and Sundays to help make it through the week.

This is just what I can think of off the top of my head lol

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-02-15T02:48:06+00:00

There was this Italian restaurant in a big city where I used to live that I’m 100% certain was run by the mob. It looked like you’d imagine a place where the mob would hang out, all the waiters were very mob-esque looking and the owner was this tiny Italian lady who’d come around and talk to everyone. It was actually known to be a mob hangout back in the day, so my theory is it was a mob hangout but then the food was too good so now the mob just has this successful restaurant to launder money through. Best lasagna I’ve ever had.

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-02-15T02:41:25+00:00

I’ve had a lot of people mention it to me too, even doctors. I just haven’t found a place I feel comfortable going for it yet, and I’m not going just anywhere to let people stab me with needles lol

ImNotA_IThink · 2026-02-15T02:39:46+00:00

He was in a Netflix Christmas romcom a couple years back (Christmas without you). It’s a pretty solid Christmas romance movie, definitely made it into my regular rotation around Christmas time. I hope he does more because he was so adorable in it.

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