miss headache
I've been feeling down on myself this week. I'm betting it has something to do with the constant, unending, grinding pain in my head. It also seems like all the good ones are taken, but that's probably the pain-caused depression speaking, so I'm just reading lots of books instead. It's working out well. Minus the pain.
So, I decided to create another LJ to track my headaches and pretty much everything about my life to see if a pattern emerges. I'm charting headache strength, type, location, muscle tension, the weather, my allergies, every single thing I eat and drink, how much sleep I get, how much I exercise/am active and whether or not I do any sort of treatments such as pain killers, reiki, meditation, head pad, etc. I'm on day three, and let me say that it's a pain in the ass. It's also a pain in the ass to log in and out of accounts, and I guess I could have done it here, but it's such a huge problem I thought it really warranted it's own space.
If you like, you can friend the other journal. It's
miss_headache . I'm keeping the "headache tracker" posts private for now, mostly because I don't think anyone would really care to read about everything I eat and how awfully my head hurts EVERY DAY. I'd like to post other things there too...articles, thoughts, thing that work for me, what the doctors say, etc. Right now you won't be able to see anything because I've only been posting headache tracker posts. If anyone is strangely interested in seeing the things I consume and how my headaches change throughout the day, I'm not opposed to making it public, just...that seems kind of boring.
Another thing that's been on my mind lately is the military. I opted not to join this year, and chose AmeriCorps instead. But I've been thinking about the Army a lot. More than I should. I don't regret not joining. But I still want to join. Maybe not the Army. Maybe the Navy instead. Maybe the National Guard. Maybe the reserves. After AmeriCorps, the military would still have a lot to offer me. And I want to serve my country. Yeah, that's what I'm doing now. But I want to do something bigger. I'm happy where I am for right now, and I have no idea what opportunities will come my way by the end of my AmeriCorps service. But even if I do find a great opportunity, I think I'd still like to at least join the reserves. Of course, a year is a long time and I might change my mind. But for now, I think about it a lot.
So, I decided to create another LJ to track my headaches and pretty much everything about my life to see if a pattern emerges. I'm charting headache strength, type, location, muscle tension, the weather, my allergies, every single thing I eat and drink, how much sleep I get, how much I exercise/am active and whether or not I do any sort of treatments such as pain killers, reiki, meditation, head pad, etc. I'm on day three, and let me say that it's a pain in the ass. It's also a pain in the ass to log in and out of accounts, and I guess I could have done it here, but it's such a huge problem I thought it really warranted it's own space.
If you like, you can friend the other journal. It's
miss_headache . I'm keeping the "headache tracker" posts private for now, mostly because I don't think anyone would really care to read about everything I eat and how awfully my head hurts EVERY DAY. I'd like to post other things there too...articles, thoughts, thing that work for me, what the doctors say, etc. Right now you won't be able to see anything because I've only been posting headache tracker posts. If anyone is strangely interested in seeing the things I consume and how my headaches change throughout the day, I'm not opposed to making it public, just...that seems kind of boring.
Another thing that's been on my mind lately is the military. I opted not to join this year, and chose AmeriCorps instead. But I've been thinking about the Army a lot. More than I should. I don't regret not joining. But I still want to join. Maybe not the Army. Maybe the Navy instead. Maybe the National Guard. Maybe the reserves. After AmeriCorps, the military would still have a lot to offer me. And I want to serve my country. Yeah, that's what I'm doing now. But I want to do something bigger. I'm happy where I am for right now, and I have no idea what opportunities will come my way by the end of my AmeriCorps service. But even if I do find a great opportunity, I think I'd still like to at least join the reserves. Of course, a year is a long time and I might change my mind. But for now, I think about it a lot.