"Migraines make me feel guilty because I should _______"

By Editorial Team

Are your migraines keeping you from your "shoulds" - the things you should be doing, but can't? Remember, it's important to avoid self-criticism when you're balancing life with migraine attacks. What's your most common migraine should?

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lorilonghurst
be able to live on my own.
1. kathyhorton-bishop
 That thought totally scares me my daughters will be out on their own in a few more years and then it will be me and my late husband's dog... then what?
2. Same here. I'm 22 and back at my parents house. I should be able to work full time at my job. I should be able to move out of my parents house. I should be able to go to college (which I dropped out of because I felt completely alone and isolated) because of migraines with literally no one there to help, including even a dr. I should be able to go to a fucking concert for my favorite artists and actually be able to stay and see the headlining act. I should be able to keep up with my friends who are traveling, working, dating, and having fun.
laureltomlinson
I should go to the gym, be more mindful of eating and enjoying my life...or even having a life.
marybethrosebrook
I should be exercising, eating healthy and looking for a job.
not found
Because I should... keep a cleaner house cook a hot meal every night for my family visit my dad more often do some form of aerobic exercise host more social events travel with my husband more frequently contribute more financially spend less on my health care
kathyhorton-bishop
I should.... Get out of the house more often Clean up the house Get out of bed Spend more time with my daughters...too late to do that with my husband he passed away in April socialize be able to attend church without an attack have a life outside of the confines of my bedroom, house be able to make it doctors appts instead of being unable to due to a migraine exercise eat better...heck eat 3 times a day instead of barely once sometimes the list goes on.... not have to depend on other people soooo much
inquisitivespirit
I should... -be studying -help my parents around the house -not have to use up my parents money on medical expenses -be more use to the people around me
denisemorris
I should Just get up and go.
dankitty
I should be the kind of wife I'd like to be, as well as accomplish goals I still have to eat better, exercise, attend church, and pay more attention to friends.
still-smiling
Be a better employee and not have so many <a href='http://sick.days' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer nofollow'>sick.days</a> off and time <a href='http://off.for' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer nofollow'>off.for</a> apppintments; be <a href='http://able.to.spend.more' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer nofollow'>able.to.spend.more</a> quality time with my husband and son; <a href='http://not.have.to' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer nofollow'>not.have.to</a> expect my amazing <a href='http://husband.to' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer nofollow'>husband.to</a> constantly to constantly be picking up the slack; be able to put a nice healthy home cooked meal on the table every night; be able to clean and tidy my house; and not be a burden on everyone else or everyone else's responsibility; be the person I used to be
elsaclements
Because I should be able to play with my boys! It's horrible when I'm in so much pain that I have to put on a movie and have them watch themselves while mommy lies down. And now my 6 year old is getting headaches and I'm scared that he has inherited my migraines even though I never got them until I was 17.
bernadette
Study more for my Masters, cook meals like I use to more, do crafts and homey things more, excercise like I want, I could go on and on, the weakness from the migraine days after the migraine takes a temporary break before rearing it's ugly head again and the days of my life lost make me so sad. Also, be more attentive to my husband who sacrifices with me. I stopped communicating with so many people because just surviving my Monday to Friday job, and getting basics done at home make being social just so much effort. I have lost part of me.
Do more with my family, go to work more, be a better wife, clean my house and cook dinner. I have fibromyalgia also and with the two combined Ifeel like I can't do anything, especially if I have worked all day. I have a full time Monday-Friday job that I am struggling with but feel guilty even thinking about applying for disability because being in the Healthcare system I know there are people out there that may need it more than me and others out there that think I just don't want to work. I'm even beginning to wonder if my husband doesn't think the same thing. It causes stress in the family and major depression which mashes it all worse. Very frustrating.