So this last week kind of sucked. I had 5 days in a row with migraines so bad it brought tears to my eyes. I spent nearly 5 full days in the solitude of my bedroom... with of course, my favorite being on earth, my cat Chrissy :"D
I am no stranger to headaches and migraines. For me it is just part of life. This is likely because of an aneurysm that I had when I was younger. Because of this, and just random research, I have come to know a lot about how to manage these situations.
Natural Remedy's that I used to deal with the pain and boredom.
(1) A Cats Purr - Did you know that the frequency of a cats purr is considered a healing frequency??? It is actually well established that a cats purr, between 25hz-100hz can be both therapeutic and literally healing. My sweet little Chrissy stayed by my side 24/7 during this episode.
- “Purrs at a frequency of 25-100Hz correspond with established healing frequencies in therapeutic medicine for humans. Bone responds to 25-50Hz and skin and soft tissues to around 100Hz according to researchers."
-Source - Gary Weitzman CEO San Diego Humane Society
(2) Hydration and "Adequate" Sleep - Not being properly hydrated can lead to headaches. That in itself is well known. But, inadequate hydration is also directly correlated to irritability. My doctors always stay on me about staying hydrated as the reason I get headaches, and migraines so often is because of my aneurysm.
I also monitored how much sleep I was getting. To much sleep is just as bad as to little sleep in these situations. My aim was 7-9 hours of sleep a day. This left me with a lot of painful hours on my hands. Hence, below.
(3) Small Things to Enjoy - As of late I have an absolute obsession with the game Splinterlands. I was able to turn the brightness of my phone down super low and turn off the volume. This allowed me to do my daily quests, I was also able to find a guild this week!!, I was also able to do some research into the cards that I have, and what I would like to obtain.
Though of the fights that I did while I wasn't feeling well.... I lost most of them lol. This really did hurt my win ratio a lot!! But hey It gave me something to do when I was hurting but still to awake to sleep.
(I got my butt kicked haha, but hey... it gave me something to do. Before this I was closer to a 60% win/loss ratio.)
(4) Cold Compress - This is a very well known, and not to be forgotten remedy for headaches/migraines. I typically put the cold compress on the back of my neck. This helps by constricting blood vessels, and reducing inflammation. I am sure there are other ways this helps also but... these are the ones I know haha.
Thank you so much for tuning into my little blog here. I am well on my way to feeling better and would consider todays headache, negligible....
*All pictures are taken by myself. Screenshots are of my own account.
Much love
-Asteel
