My summertime survival skills for migraine –
I think they are very much the same as my survival skills for the rest of the year:
Shady lady (me) waiting for bus in BA, so s l o w I'm stopped.
-try to get regular sleep,
-eat healthy and regularly (easier in the summer with all the fresh veggies, berries and such),
-drink lots of water,
-exercise when and as much as possible,
-try not to stress or get too emotional over stuff,
-try not to get too much sun, always sunglasses,
-don’t overexert or overextend myself,
-try not to take too much medication,
-don’t enjoy any yummy summer cocktails or wine
-try to relax anyway
-deny migraine,
-accept migraine,
-get depressed,
-get encouraged,
-make up my mind to go with the flow,
-and cope in whatever way possible –
Hmmm… doesn’t this kind of sound like, ” Try not to live too much”?
Seriously, in the summer and particularly in extremely hot and humid weather I just slow down.
Literally. In every way.
Really.
I Slow down.
Walk… S l o w e r.
Never Run.
Breathe… S l o w e r.
Talk… S l o w e r.
Think…
S l o w e r…
E v e r y t h i n g in S l o w M o t i o n.
Breathe…
More…
A n d S l o w e r…
Everything… quieter…
s l o w e r … s h h h… s l o w e r . . .
This post is part of the July 2011 edition of the Headache and Migraine Disease Blog Carnival at Somebody Heal Me for which the theme is “Summertime Survival Skills for Migraineurs.” Thanks, Diana!
