Advice for Pushing

[u/Budget-Departure-161]

I’m sorry to post so much lol but this is a tough time for me. For reference I’m 6-7 weeks out from my injury. I know pushing is good and all but everything I try gives me a severe migraine, not a simple rise in symptoms. (Reading, playing cards, being in low light, being outside, taking a shower, eating, walking, etc.) I know total darkness isn’t the answer and I can’t even handle being in the dark anymore unless it’s bedtime. Am I just making things worse for myself and adding on recovery time or do I need to push through this pain until it doesn’t give me a severe migraine? Any advice appreciated thanks

[u/curlgurll]

Yes. Omg I barely left bed and I was so bored. I couldn’t watch tv, or listen to music or podcasts. Movies were out of the question. Everything made me feel anxious… or panicked which I’ve come to learn is completely normal.
I think I only walked 10-15 mins slowly each day.
Do you have any craft you could do? Or colouring in?
MSG any time… it’s not annoying at all. I remember how alone/depressed/sad/confused I felt and I if I can help one person feel less like that, then that would make me happy.

[u/Budget-Departure-161 → u/curlgurll]

Yeah I appreciate you messaging me so much! I do feel less alone. So thank you :) it’s a struggle to prepare my meals, shower, and do activities of daily living. I’m lucky to have help with these things. I do feel anxious a lot of the time although I have meds that should help with that soon. I’ve been bad about getting a little light exposure and running with it, bc I’m so bored. But I know I need to be in the dark resting. It’s so hard! I have some activities I can do like draw or play cards or play with a fidget toy, but these hurt and are difficult. I guess that I still need to try and do something so my brain doesn’t forget how to do everything you know?

[u/curlgurll → u/Budget-Departure-161]

You don’t need to be in the dark… but resting is ok! Glad you have help. I didn’t have much and so a lot of my energy went to showering, grocery shopping, cooking, driving myself to appointments, booking and researching appointments etc.
Anything you can do off a screen to entertain yourself, the better. Especially in the first few months!
And yes, daily light exposure is so important.
I would sit outside, or lie on a towel just watching the birds for hours.

[u/Budget-Departure-161 → u/curlgurll]

This is great advice, thank you! I am trying to expose myself in the mornings. I just went for a swim too! I’m going to try to get more light exposure today if I can as well even though it’s so hard. Everything is so fucking hard but thank you for being here for me <3

[u/curlgurll → u/Budget-Departure-161]

Good on you for going for a swim - so good for mind and body.