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I have this problem on Mondays. After a weekend away from computer monitors and long hours staring at screens and tiny print, as well as two days of being able to eat whenever I want and take breaks whenever I want, I'm terribly prone to migrainish headaches after work on Monday evening. Yesterday was Tuesday. But it was the first day back to work after a weekend, and a long weekend at that, so my eyes were more upset about such a travesty as being stuck at a desk for eight hours.
I've gotten better at staving them off or knocking them out sooner. Taking chromium helps, making sure I'm eating protein heavy snacks when I get home, as does lying down in the dark and placing cold things on my head, like a bag of frozen vegetables while I stand and stare at the fridge and cabinets in search of food. Certain activities which do not help include watching television, playing video games, talking on the phone or jacking off. Talking to people is difficult too, because it involves moving my facial muscles when I would prefer to remain slack-jawed or at least relaxed and unmoving.
I have a long history of headaches, though never exactly the same kind or at the same time. In middle school I got one nearly every day after school, probably stress related. Nowadays they're almost exclusively blood sugar related. They feel different and I can't exactly explain why, though I guess it's the same thing that makes them techinically migraine (localized pain, sensitivity to light, etc.). But I always hesitate to say "I have a migraine" because it sounds so extreme and in need of prescription medication, when in reality it can be completely cured by eating a small snack, taking a couple painkillers of choice (anyone will do), and then napping for 20 minutes. The trouble is, it's rare that I can engage in all three actitivies at once and two out of three doesn't cut it.
Last night I wasted no time in my attempts to cure. I had important things to do. I ended up staying in and avoiding waiting for the bus in subzero weather to go to a smoky bar where I couldn't drink and probably wouldn't feel physically up for talking to people. But I did accomplish certain tasks like watching Buffy, killing Chucky Lee, picking up several prostitutes for some alley action, and protecting Frodo from the Ring Wraiths. So the evening wasn't a loss at all.
I really wanted to skip work to play video games today. I'm already anxious for the weekend when I can waste an entire day being someone else. Or actually multiple someones. Who needs real life?
I've gotten better at staving them off or knocking them out sooner. Taking chromium helps, making sure I'm eating protein heavy snacks when I get home, as does lying down in the dark and placing cold things on my head, like a bag of frozen vegetables while I stand and stare at the fridge and cabinets in search of food. Certain activities which do not help include watching television, playing video games, talking on the phone or jacking off. Talking to people is difficult too, because it involves moving my facial muscles when I would prefer to remain slack-jawed or at least relaxed and unmoving.
I have a long history of headaches, though never exactly the same kind or at the same time. In middle school I got one nearly every day after school, probably stress related. Nowadays they're almost exclusively blood sugar related. They feel different and I can't exactly explain why, though I guess it's the same thing that makes them techinically migraine (localized pain, sensitivity to light, etc.). But I always hesitate to say "I have a migraine" because it sounds so extreme and in need of prescription medication, when in reality it can be completely cured by eating a small snack, taking a couple painkillers of choice (anyone will do), and then napping for 20 minutes. The trouble is, it's rare that I can engage in all three actitivies at once and two out of three doesn't cut it.
Last night I wasted no time in my attempts to cure. I had important things to do. I ended up staying in and avoiding waiting for the bus in subzero weather to go to a smoky bar where I couldn't drink and probably wouldn't feel physically up for talking to people. But I did accomplish certain tasks like watching Buffy, killing Chucky Lee, picking up several prostitutes for some alley action, and protecting Frodo from the Ring Wraiths. So the evening wasn't a loss at all.
I really wanted to skip work to play video games today. I'm already anxious for the weekend when I can waste an entire day being someone else. Or actually multiple someones. Who needs real life?
