If I Knew Then What I Know Now...Today, I feel as though so much of the internal struggle of self-worth, depression, anxiety, and challenging the stigma of migraine has shaped the person... By Kyky Knight5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
College Rejection and Migraine Stigmatism...Turning around migraine stigma starts with us. I urge you to put yourself out there and help people to understand it is more that a headache.... By asimp10253 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
2035+ days and counting…....Hoping the stigma will eventually change. Hoping research dollars can be funneled into this devastating invisible illness.... By migraineur_n02avl2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments36 comments
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You Are Not Alone...Many can’t understand why things seem so challenging because the stigma that minimizes migraine as “just a headache” continues to run rampant.... By Holly Harding3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments13 comments
Is Anger Really All That Bad?...Even the common anger we feel toward stigma has a precursor emotion. Many times it’s humiliation.... By tammy-lrome3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
The Importance of the Chronic Pain In America Survey...We face the same stigma, we have stories of misdiagnosis, we struggle with relationships, we feel misunderstood, we’ve been forced to fight for adequate... By Katie M. Golden3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
The Battle of Multiple Health Conditions...I know that to some extent there is still a stigma around seeking help for mental health issues.... By Amanda Workman3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments18 comments
The Squeaky Wheel Gets the Oil...Chances are, living with migraine means that you face stigma in many areas of your life, and it’s easy to start to lose sight of your value.... By Shoshana Lipson3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Turning Embarrassment Into Strength...The truth that has rung true for me lately is that I can work to out-influence those kinds of stigmas within my heart by leaning into those affirmations... By Kyky Knight5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
What If We Thought About Work Differently?...Earlier this week, I woke up with undoubtedly the worst migraine I have had in a really long time. I couldn’t hold my eyes open, pain pounded throughout my teeth, my... By Kyky Knight3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments11 comments
Finding Hope...I was well familiar with the stigma that came with migraine and no one seemed to believe that I always had a headache of some level.... By Jennifer_Garrett12293 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
3 Tips for Facing Burnout on Headache and Migraine Advocacy...Where are we at with social stigma? Better, but by how much? I get burnt out on headache advocacy once or twice a year.... By Ashley Hattle4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Open letter to those who don't have migraine...But I also know that there is much stigma when it comes to migraine.... By adiantum3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Male with migraines...The stigma that comes along with pain medicine, opiates used to treat the pain, led me to seek other avenue to pain management.... By 100dollarheadache3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
When Your Neighbors Give You a Headache. Literally....Once again the buzz, buzz, buzz sound woke me from sleep at 5:30 am, and once again I knew it was coming from the apartment upstairs. I would never have... By Jennette Fulda72254 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments48 comments
Migraines, Addictions and Dr. Feelgood...It's bad enough that we struggle with the pain and stigma of a chronic pain condition; I wonder how many of us struggle with a silent addiction as well... By duncarin4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
The Empowerment of Taking Control of Your Cluster Headaches...part about the 4 hours I spent at his office that day was the nurses who told me I had migraine disease because women don't get cluster headaches — a... By Ashley Hattle5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Our Best Advice...How else are we going to combat the stigma of Migraines? One conversation at a time.... By Katie M. Golden5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Migraine the Invisible Devastator...I have learned a lot about myself, migraine, misconception & stigma of others surrounding migraine & invisible disabilities.... By b-invisible4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments