Today hit me hard—juggling deadlines and a migraine swirling with anxious thoughts felt like a storm I couldn’t pause. I realized pushing through only tightened the loop. Letting myself step back, breathe, and sip water helped break it, even if just a little.
Anxiety
Migraine and anxiety often travel together. Talk about the loop and how to loosen it.
Hypothesis: Exhaustion amplifies the migraine-anxiety feedback loop more than I expected. Last week, burning the midnight oil on a code sprint, aura hit harder and anxiety spiraled. Walking the dog and hydrating helped break it, but it’s humbling how fatigue can hijack logic.
Some days anxiety wraps around my migraine like a tight hug I didn’t ask for. I used to panic at the first flicker of aura, afraid I’d fail my kids or Mark. Now I try to breathe through it, reminding myself that feeling scared doesn’t mean I’m weak. How do you quiet that loop?
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