I usually have a high mind over matter pain tolerance when it comes to most things, but the migraines. I live with a constant dull ache but a full blown knock me on my ass head pain is something different. And no matter how much I try, I can't seem to break a full blown cycle with out medical intervention. And I think if I chose it to be my, ummmmmmm what's the word I'm looking for here. Crap brain fart, I'm so bad at words. Like if I flat out chose for myself to never use medication for any reason what so ever and I failed to overcome my migraine cycle, it could easily send me in to a funk.
As it is when I'm in that much pain and I can't function and the medication isn't working, I just want to blow my brains out just to get it to stop. But I'm too much of a wimp to do that. ;)
Oh please, I don't think I could ever completely give up medication for my insane menstrual cramps, OR for my spasm and arm pain.
But the possibility of living without the medication is what fascinates me. I become interested in the fact that it has and "can" be done.
And for me, just decreasing the amount of time I need to use medication, and using my mind to decrease my symptoms (however minute that decrease might be) is what I strive for.
I'm with you on that. I don't even use herbs if I don't have too. Vitamins? Yeah I probably should, but I don't. Although I do hop up on the Echinacea and Vit. C gummy bears during the school months. Man those kids can bring home nasty shit. Of course their systems are all immune to the crud sitting in it for 6 hours a day, but not me.
I still try to meditate beginning headaches away and I'd say it works a good portion of the time. So it does work. Same with cramps, but I think that skill came from natural childbirth, but same diff.
I really want to check in to that retainer for migraine thing. It uses the same cold therapy I use now, but with no calories. Of course it probably would cost me an arm and a leg, but the vicodin and maxalt makers would much rather keep me on dope. ;)
But I do really think that the mind can overcome pain. My problem is that I'm not patient enough to get my mind over it or through it. (I can't even get through a yoga class I'm so spastic. And meditation for me doesn't last very long. Good thing my faith/beliefs don't involve on lengthy reflections.) I'm all for delayed gratification, but not when it comes to head pain relief. I still remember the day Guthrie weaned. I called my doc for an appointment that day and told him to make the hurt go away.
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Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. Interesting.
In simplistic terms (because I don't like to think too hard on "cheap chicken Monday") it sort of goes back to mind over matter.
Or if you don't mind it doesn't matter.
It's definitely all about mind over matter, but it's easier said than done - at least with most of the people I know.
And as one of my friends stated on another board, it has very interesting implications for depression.
Oh totally.
I usually have a high mind over matter pain tolerance when it comes to most things, but the migraines. I live with a constant dull ache but a full blown knock me on my ass head pain is something different. And no matter how much I try, I can't seem to break a full blown cycle with out medical intervention. And I think if I chose it to be my, ummmmmmm what's the word I'm looking for here. Crap brain fart, I'm so bad at words. Like if I flat out chose for myself to never use medication for any reason what so ever and I failed to overcome my migraine cycle, it could easily send me in to a funk.
As it is when I'm in that much pain and I can't function and the medication isn't working, I just want to blow my brains out just to get it to stop. But I'm too much of a wimp to do that. ;)
Oh please, I don't think I could ever completely give up medication for my insane menstrual cramps, OR for my spasm and arm pain.
But the possibility of living without the medication is what fascinates me. I become interested in the fact that it has and "can" be done.
And for me, just decreasing the amount of time I need to use medication, and using my mind to decrease my symptoms (however minute that decrease might be) is what I strive for.
I'm with you on that. I don't even use herbs if I don't have too. Vitamins? Yeah I probably should, but I don't. Although I do hop up on the Echinacea and Vit. C gummy bears during the school months. Man those kids can bring home nasty shit. Of course their systems are all immune to the crud sitting in it for 6 hours a day, but not me.
I still try to meditate beginning headaches away and I'd say it works a good portion of the time. So it does work. Same with cramps, but I think that skill came from natural childbirth, but same diff.
I really want to check in to that retainer for migraine thing. It uses the same cold therapy I use now, but with no calories. Of course it probably would cost me an arm and a leg, but the vicodin and maxalt makers would much rather keep me on dope. ;)
But I do really think that the mind can overcome pain. My problem is that I'm not patient enough to get my mind over it or through it. (I can't even get through a yoga class I'm so spastic. And meditation for me doesn't last very long. Good thing my faith/beliefs don't involve on lengthy reflections.) I'm all for delayed gratification, but not when it comes to head pain relief. I still remember the day Guthrie weaned. I called my doc for an appointment that day and told him to make the hurt go away.
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