Every May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the United States. I have participated in Mental Health Blog Day when I'm able not only because I deal with mental illness myself in the form of depression and anxiety, but also because so many other Migraine and Headache Disorders patients do, too.
Both considerations have inspired me to focus on the comorbid relationship between mental health and Migraine for my Mental Health Blog Day post this year. This year's Awareness Month theme is Pathways to Wellness, which actually fits well into the direction I was naturally inspired to go in my writing.
Welcome to the May 2013 edition of the Headache Disorders & Migraine Blog Carnival.
Our theme for this edition is: Practical tips & tricks for coping with the changes brought about in our lives by Migraine & Headache Disorders.
Please keep reading to see all of the helpful ideas shared by this month's contributors.
Please don't forget: Submissions for the May Headache & Migraine Blog Carnival are due before midnight tomorrow, Friday, May 10, 2013.
Our theme for the May 2013 carnival is: "Practical tips & tricks for coping with the changes brought about in our lives by Migraine & Headache Disorders."
Please send your submissions to me (Diana) by email at somebodyhealme@gmail.com. Please include the following information:
(1) Your name as you would like it to appear in the carnival.
(2) The title of the blog post you're submitting.
(3) The url of the blog post you're submitting.
(4) The title of your blog.
(5) The url of your blog.
Please join us today, Wednesday, May 8, 2013, for our afternoon Migraine Chat at 3 pm CT / 4 pm ET / 1 pm PT.
Our theme is: Managing the guilt that so often accompanies living with Migraine Disease or another headache disorder.
For more information about how to participate visit: Migraine Chat.
Though we're just a few days into the month of May, it's not too early to start familiarizing yourself with all the projects and events planned for June's Migraine & Headache Awareness Month.
We've started compiling a list of events, downloadable graphics and other information on the American Headache & Migraine Association (AHMA) Blog. There's a blog challenge again this year, a Twitter challenge and for the first time, a photo-a-day challenge.
DISCLAIMER: Nothing on this site constitutes medical or legal advice. I am a patient who is engaged and educated and enjoys sharing my experiences and news about migraines, pain and depression. Please consult your own health care providers for advice on your unique situation.
Here's the photo slideshow I promised from my trip to DC for Headache on the Hill 2013. I hope you guys enjoy it!
To read about my experience at Headache on the Hill 2013, please see this post:
DISCLAIMER: Nothing on this site constitutes medical or legal advice. I am a patient who is engaged and educated and enjoys sharing my experiences and news about migraines, pain and depression. Please consult your own health care providers for advice on your unique situation.
I recently lost two paper prescriptions from my last appointment with my pain management doctor through a series of incidents involving my extreme forgetfulness and an unfortunate coincidence. The details probably don't matter so much.
As I sat here drying my tears, trying to talk myself down from being so upset at having realizing this happened on a Friday evening (with no way to find out how the pain management clinic will handle it until Monday), I started to feel like a fraud. A fraud in my role as a patient advocate and educator.
