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32. "Fighting" and "battle" don't work for me as metaphors.

Wed Aug 22, 2018, 01:51 PM

Aug 2018

I bend in the storms and don't break.

I'll lose a lot of leaves sometimes, but I still stand.

I've got migraines that are just a cherry on the top of the depression, hallucinations, and other madness I'm prone to, but the migraines have gotten milder as I've gotten older, approaching sixty. Now they are mostly just blinding and confusing, but they no longer leave me lying on the bathroom floor in front of the toilet in the dark wishing I'd die. But they'll still mess up my day, even if I'm quick with meds.

with the usual caveat that one size does not fit all. We are all explorers.

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Hi this is my first time I've felt comfortable [View all] Puzzler Aug 2018 OP

Thinking of you, Puzzler. MLAA Aug 2018 #1

Thanks Puzzler Aug 2018 #2

Thank you so very much Puzzler Aug 2018 #3

It can be hard and a struggle to find the right doc and the right meds Roland99 Aug 2018 #4

Thank you! Puzzler Aug 2018 #5

Puzzler, I wish you well. I have similar struggles. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2018 #6

Yes! That had been suggested ... Puzzler Aug 2018 #9

That's not entirely what I understand. KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2018 #16

PS... KY_EnviroGuy Aug 2018 #17

Thank you (again) Puzzler Aug 2018 #20

Sending you hugs, hope, and for better days. FM123 Aug 2018 #7

Thank you! Puzzler Aug 2018 #10

suggestion ZombiWoof Aug 2018 #8

Thanks for the feedback, esp. the DNA part! Puzzler Aug 2018 #11

Welcome to DU ZombiWoof! FailureToCommunicate Aug 2018 #13

Love Zappa! And have very broad tastes ... Puzzler Aug 2018 #14

It sounds like a roller coaster ride for sure. Hang in there. I Do know this: that for FailureToCommunicate Aug 2018 #12

Yes it is ... Puzzler Aug 2018 #15

Thank you, for sharing. wendyb-NC Aug 2018 #18

thank you! Puzzler Aug 2018 #21

Fingers crossed shenmue Aug 2018 #19

Thank you! Puzzler Aug 2018 #22

You've been through a lot recently PennyK Aug 2018 #23

Thanks! Yes hi! Puzzler Aug 2018 #25

I woke up about 11/11:30 am PST: I'm OK! Puzzler Aug 2018 #24

I've got some recent, not long past... hunter Aug 2018 #26

I'm still here! Puzzler Aug 2018 #27

Thank you for sharing Lotusflower70 Aug 2018 #28

Thank you to you (and you plural)! Puzzler Aug 2018 #30

"Fighting" and "battle" don't work for me as metaphors. hunter Aug 2018 #32

Just checking in ... Puzzler Aug 2018 #29

BTW I have been reading every post! Puzzler Aug 2018 #31

I'm really good at acting like a functional human... up until the point I fall completely apart. hunter Aug 2018 #33