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Look, migraines are the WORST.
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They're a random, miserable, unexplainable, pain-in-the-behind with pretty much zero rhyme or reason to them.
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And while everyone loves to say they "get migraines too"...
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...a headache and a migraine are two veeeeery different things.
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In fact, no two people's experiences of migraines are alike.
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There's light sensitivity, weather sensitivity, food sensitivity...
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And for some, the after effects can last literally days.
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Which really makes it hard to feel like anyone really understands what you go through.
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And people tend to get much less sympathetic when you need to take time off.
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Or if you need to skip out on plans.
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Which, in turn, can make you feel a little guilty.
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The triggers can be pretty random too.
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And juuuuust when you think you might have figured it out, you get thrown a curveball.
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So you're constantly on alert for those trigger signs in case you need to run to your nearest medicine stash.
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Because if it turns out to be a big one...well, time to turn off the lights and settle in to being a curled-up ball for 12-plus hours or so.
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But despite all this, a little compassion really does go a long way.
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And we're always extremely grateful for our friends once we rejoin the world on the other side!
