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starkid
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20 Oct 2017, 7:52 pm

Do you ever have migraines for no apparent reason?



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20 Oct 2017, 11:43 pm

I get migraines very often in fact every day for restraining my aggression and stimming. Some days the pain has been excruciating. I've been in denial about being Autistic for such a long time and I tried my hardest to hold in my stimming but it never works and I get terrible headaches because of it. Let's just say I go through a lot of extra strength Tylenol. If my coworkers see me stimming, the situation gets worse because I can't control it because Autistics can't control something that's such a fundamental part of being "on the spectrum."

Gritting my teeth and getting angry because I can't express myself the way I need to as an ASD, especially in the workplace for fear of getting fired or getting socially isolated, is extremely taxing on me and then the migraines come. Always.


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21 Oct 2017, 12:19 am

Sometimes I get them because of the weather, but other times I get them for reasons I can't determine.


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21 Oct 2017, 5:11 am

Make sure you are not getting de-hydrated during the day.

http://thorzt.com/how-to-identify-a-dehydration-headache/