Tezos

Radiant Midori

Creator

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Description

Migraine is not "just a headache"! Migraine is a neurological disorder - with headache being only one of the many symptoms. I am so tired of repeating this but it is why I chose my artist name after all, to bring awareness to the fact that even websites get it wrong. I used to think migraine just meant a "strong headache" too before I became debilitated by this illness... A severe illness which so many seem not to take seriously; possibly because of it's name being misused globally? Damn I wish I was complaining about "just a strong headache". I get headaches too and while some can be very painful and annoying... Please understand that this is something else! The illness is called migraine and an attack is called migraine attack. Severe, recurrent headaches are usually the predominant symptom of a migraine attack. Typically, the headache affects one side of the head, is pulsating in nature, may be moderate to severe in intensity and could last from a few hours to three days. (They can loop back into the next attack, I was bedridden for two years on and off twice in my life). Non-headache symptoms may include nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light, sound, being touched or smell (and a plethora of other symptoms). The pain is generally made worse by physical activity during an attack. It's common to lie in bed in a dark room with no sound and an ice pack on and off (I personally tie a bandana round my head). (I sometimes wanna stab myself in the eye). Up to one-third of people affected have aura: typically, it is a short period of visual disturbance that signals that the headache will soon occur. We are all different us that have this illness and this is probably why it's so hard to find a cure. 15+ attacks a month are considered as "chronic migraine". Research shows that it’s the sixth most disabling disease in the world. There is no migraine specific cure yet but there is ways to manage it. Feel free to check out my other series called "Migraine sketchbook" - it's a collection of sketches I draw while I'm in different stages of Migraine Attack pain where you can read some examples of how I felt during some attacks. Why does this migraine girl look so smug? Because she knows. She knows that she it too busy surviving to compete with anyone, she goes at her own pace, she and only she knows what she puts up with daily just to be able to exist. She knows that God had to nerf her because she was too OP. She learned how to draw during a migraine attack. Thank you for learning what migraine is with me x