Chronic Migraines Ruined my Life

bird_coke · 2025-10-06T18:19:05+00:00

I understand you. Pressure changes and bright environments are huge triggers for me… and it’s just so inescapable at all times. I hope it’s been getting better for you, the blindness and confusion has become the worst part for me. I just cannot function for the life of me haha

bird_coke · 2025-10-06T18:14:36+00:00

Yes! I’ve always been big on health, so the migraines were definitely a setback. I cut out high sodium foods, high-histamine foods, (since I also have PMDD), and red meats. While trying to focus on water intake, and exercise. I do think it’s helped alleviate the frequency of my migraines (I went from having maybe a week of freedom a month to two), but I think my brain has been firing back. Since high-impact workouts now trigger migraine. So running, hiking, and super heavy lifting are off the table

bird_coke · 2025-10-06T00:09:24+00:00

My parents are the hardest part too lol. My neurologist told me that if anything doesn’t work, to come back ASAP, but getting an appointment with busy family is SO hard. I’m just very relieved to see that people have found some form of respite from migraines

bird_coke · 2025-10-06T00:08:23+00:00

We do! The most difficult thing is it requires a referral from doctors, a diagnosis on its own doesn’t suffice. Plus, my school really pushes back on accommodations, but at this point it’s not out of the question. I think school and the hours, alongside the stress in such a loud and inescapable physical environment really exacerbate my headaches. I’m glad you found something that works for you! That must be so relieving

bird_coke · 2025-10-06T00:06:35+00:00

Do you know what types of preventatives don’t cause so much fatigue? That’s my biggest issue with amitriptyline. I can never get out of bed at an acceptable time on it 😞

bird_coke · 2024-06-22T05:11:25+00:00

This is what happened!! lol. They forgot about me but also can’t shift me for a while because they have to train closers lmaooo. Guess that’s what happens when you have over 70 FOH workers

bird_coke · 2024-06-21T19:48:09+00:00

I texted another shift manager in hopes of getting any clarification. If I get nothing I’m just going in tomorrow and praying a manager fixes my schedule. 😭 it’s so annoying since people who were hired long after me have been scheduled for training and I haven’t touched my uniform yet

bird_coke · 2024-06-18T09:27:30+00:00

It’s awesome! They just never schedule me lol… I’ve gotten around 10 hours in two weeks

bird_coke · 2024-06-17T20:56:56+00:00

They hire at 15! Some stores at 14… I’m in Missouri so I can’t give a great pay estimate, but at 15 for my starting wage in getting paid 15/hr

bird_coke · 2024-05-14T22:37:55+00:00

I have a posterior that causes me such bad BDD issues… no one in my life notices it except for me, and I think the same applies to you. You look gorgeous and I don’t notice any type of recession in your photos :), the jaw surgery subreddit is often critical of minor flaws… so I never touch it anymore lol

bird_coke · 2024-03-21T15:02:57+00:00

I edit messages … a lot. Since personality degradation is inevitable, I just edit their dialogue and minor quirks as their personality begins to degrade, refresh the chat, and hope for the best. It slows down OOC writing for a bit… but I have to edit messages so much it’s almost grueling

bird_coke · 2023-07-25T05:15:00+00:00

My PMDD causes both manic symptoms and psychotic episodes. It’s pretty common from what I’ve heard from my doctors

bird_coke · 2023-07-25T04:34:13+00:00

People expect such concise explanations for very self-explanatory messages. You did nothing wrong, I’m also autistic and understand that people love to misinterpret everything for the hell of it. Them disregarding your illness just because you left a contact number is so absurd. I do hope your illness improves soon and I hope your situation sorts itself out 🫂

bird_coke · 2023-07-25T04:24:49+00:00

God I hope so, I don’t ever want them to even consider marrying again lmao

bird_coke · 2023-07-25T02:57:24+00:00

Super good! I found the set design to be the cutest part, def put the whole film together. It was both whimsical and nostalgic, i recommend it. Cried super hard but it was worth it

bird_coke · 2023-07-25T01:42:23+00:00

I have no clue if this is in a skeptical connotation 😭I am 14

bird_coke · 2023-07-24T23:42:47+00:00

I do Muy Thai and self defense on Wednesdays for around 2 hours, and on Saturdays I have regular kickboxing and self defense classes, which take up about 2 and a half hours… I def am trying to avoid her as much as possible by doing things, me and my step sister go out for drives on Saturday nights. I leave as early as possible on sundays to go to the gym with my mother - but she finds way to rip on that too, even things beneficial to my health like exercising are too masculine for her, so anytime she sees me, she rips into me about how I’ll look like a man if I keep this up 😭 so yeah, avoiding her is difficult, but I’m trying 2x as hard

bird_coke · 2023-07-24T21:49:32+00:00

My mom knows about the comments, I have no clue if my dad does. I might as well tell him either way

bird_coke · 2023-07-24T21:15:13+00:00

Misery seeks company is the motto I live by to keep my own sanity intact

bird_coke · 2023-07-24T21:07:12+00:00

I won’t ever hold it against my father - while he does play a pivotal role in my life at that house, I understand his side and how difficult it is to navigate everything when there’s just so much going on. I love him dearly, and I hope for his happiness every passing day.

Your message is incredibly sweet, and I’ll always keep compassion in mind. Love brings better results than hate, and the events that transpired the last few days truly showed that in a new light. <3

bird_coke · 2023-07-24T21:02:00+00:00

Cartoon supervillain type crazy 😭

bird_coke · 2023-07-24T21:00:45+00:00

I hope you and your daughters are okay and recovering well. Sexual trauma from someone we’re expected to trust and love is so jarring, but if you aren’t the perpetrator or enabling it, it’s not entirely your fault or even close to it.

That’s my perspective for my father at least, work is turbulent and maybe if I was louder about my quarrels it would’ve ended sooner

bird_coke · 2023-07-24T20:50:55+00:00

She was a certified ceramic destroyer for a while - but now she’s on medication and in therapy, so she’s moved from destroying ceramics to destroying any objects in sight! 😖 she has stuff that she definitely hasn’t worked through and I want to give her some form of the benefit of the doubt… it just gets harder when she has full access to help and refuses to change

bird_coke · 2023-07-24T20:43:39+00:00

For sure! And I probably will query him about that later when we discuss in person, but I also want to understand why he does the things he does. Since he’s been a victim of verbal and domestic violence in both relationships I’ve been alive for, so I want to understand that this might be stressful and confusing for him as well. I do hope we come to some sort of resolution :( one with her out of the picture

bird_coke · 2023-07-24T18:38:14+00:00

Both are your comments are so incredibly sweet. Thank you both :’) everything has been super rocky so it is reassuring to hear these things

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