Pain Behaviors

OK.  So a really important topic for me to get to is "Pain Behaviors"  I suppose me even writing this segment constitutes a pain behavior.  In fact.  I'm kind of afraid this whole blog constitutes a Pain Behavior (*eep!).  I don't know.  or maybe I kind of do.  But then what's the whole purpose of this blog if not for me to talk about me in relation to ... well... me. and migraines.  (Do I need to change the name of the blog too???)  

An explanation.

So the other day in 'group.'  'group'==group therapy we all (all 2 of us who started together) have every day (I realize I failed to explain this last post).  the other day in group we talked about 'pain behaviors' and how important it is to stop exhibiting/doing any, except with your doctor.   What is a pain behavior?  

Well... anything that shows or communicates that you are in pain and/or have a headache or take medicine (I can see my brother shaking his head).  It's important to stop, because the more we dwell, the bigger the deal it (they) become, the more other people change their behavior to oneself, yadda yadda yadd, it makes sense.  I guess for me...  some of these 'behaviors' : rubbing my head, talking about my medicine/headache (a BIG one for me. hey. look at this blog!  No.  But I swear this blog was and is more than that.  But more on that later.  maybe) I exhibit a lot, though I'm always very keen on whoever I'm with to not change the way they treat me... I always thought about it as more of an explanation.  BUT. I'm wrong.  Any way you look at it I'm wrong.  

Does that mean the end of this blog?  I don't think so.  I think this blog was always and hopefully will always be about more than just my 'migraine.'  If it was, all the posts would be about all the headaches I had... Instead they were and hope to continue to be about living day to day (granted while I'm getting treatment mostly) with this condition and maybe whatever else.  !  Ok.  maybe I talked myself into a hole.  maybe I need to give it up?  

But see I haven't spent the last some paragraphs complaining about the headache I just got from eating something random (no idea really.  yuck after such a good day, too!)  I stop.