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Meaning and purpose
I’ve been doing a lot more thinking on meaning and purpose the last few days. I brought it up with my counsellor today to see if he had any insights and he mentioned Victor Frankl. I haven’t had chance to … Continue reading
Posted in Hope, Loss & Grief, psychology
Tagged adjustment, change, choices, chronic illness, chronic migraine, coping strategies, expectations, future, growth, Health, helpless, Hemiplegic migraine, hope, hopeless, inner strength, inspiration, invisible illness, learning, limitations, loss, meaning, migraine, motivation, psychologist, psychology, purpose, resilience, viktor frankl, wellbeing
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What am I here for?
I found it both humbling and terrifying to lose all the things that had previously given my life meaning and purpose. For me this came through illness but many people might experience something similar for a whole range of reasons. … Continue reading
Posted in Living with chronic migraine, Loss & Grief
Tagged acceptance, adjustment, change, chronic migraine, chronic pain, coming to terms with illness, confused, coping strategies, disappointment, expectations, grief, growth, Health, helpless, Hemiplegic migraine, hopeless, illness, invisible illness, learning, limitations, loss, meaning, migraine, purpose, self care
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Why migraine-free me?
For the people who’ve recently asked how I got in to blogging and why I called the site migraine-free me, and for others who might have been wondering the same Why do I blog? I write to help make sense … Continue reading
Posted in My story
Tagged blogging, chronic illness, coping strategies, migraine, solution focused approach, why I blog, writing
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Migraine-free me 