For example, Kids need food at 5 pm sharp or its feeding time at the zoo. Dog needs walking at 7 pm. If nothing is in the freezer, please feel free to order gluten free pizza! (Have a stash of cash for pizza emergencies!).
c) It is also good to have a separate list for your kids. Here you can tell them you love them, and remind them to quietly watch a movie. Or to say you are sorry you can’t play right now or watch the movie with them. Make sure you have a stash of movies, games and books for them somewhere within easy reach.
d) I use a medication tracker to record the date, time and dose when I take medications. I write things down because my cognitive ability reduces significantly. I call this migraine brain fog.
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Extreme I know! But stress can also be from your own internal voice and inability to accept what is going on in your life.
Many people dismiss their emotions and can’t feel when the stress becomes too much until it’s too late.
Everyday life can stretch us to our limits. A long commute to work, a conflict with the boss, money problems, or sudden illness (migraines) are just a few examples. How you react to it all makes a difference too. Pessimism, negative self-talk, perfectionism, and lack of assertiveness can all also play a role in creating stress.
Now, enter migraines! They fit the above criteria. I used to think to myself “I’m not stressed out at all, I love my job.” But I didn’t think about the physical stress to my nervous system, my heart, my brain and my eyes. All the body parts affected by the migraine attack were under unseen stress, so I could just ignore them. Right?
Using body awareness to recognize when you are stressed out will help you learn how to prevent migraines. Especially when your attacks are stress related. How are you with stress? Where do you feel it in your
c) It is also good to have a separate list for your kids. Here you can tell them you love them, and remind them to quietly watch a movie. Or to say you are sorry you can’t play right now or watch the movie with them. Make sure you have a stash of movies, games and books for them somewhere within easy reach.
d) I use a medication tracker to record the date, time and dose when I take medications. I write things down because my cognitive ability reduces significantly. I call this migraine brain fog.
Carolyn Bernstein, author …show more content…
Extreme I know! But stress can also be from your own internal voice and inability to accept what is going on in your life.
Many people dismiss their emotions and can’t feel when the stress becomes too much until it’s too late.
Everyday life can stretch us to our limits. A long commute to work, a conflict with the boss, money problems, or sudden illness (migraines) are just a few examples. How you react to it all makes a difference too. Pessimism, negative self-talk, perfectionism, and lack of assertiveness can all also play a role in creating stress.
Now, enter migraines! They fit the above criteria. I used to think to myself “I’m not stressed out at all, I love my job.” But I didn’t think about the physical stress to my nervous system, my heart, my brain and my eyes. All the body parts affected by the migraine attack were under unseen stress, so I could just ignore them. Right?
Using body awareness to recognize when you are stressed out will help you learn how to prevent migraines. Especially when your attacks are stress related. How are you with stress? Where do you feel it in your