migraines

You may have noticed an odd silence the last few days. It’s not a lack of inspiration - I’ve had a huge list of ideas, but none have actually made it into post form. Why not?

I’ve had Thistle-Brain.

Inexplicably, my brain has been replaced by rampant wild thistles - you know the type. Spiked flowers, over-ripe fluff, thorned stems that branch out and reach for light, trying to push through the surface of my skull…
Ok, ok, put down the giant butterfly nets, I’m not ready for the lunatic asylum, and I don’t think I have actual thistles in my my brain… but that IS what it feels like.

“Thistle-Brain” is a precursor to some rather nasty headaches I get. It usually continues during and sometimes after the pain. The most marked symptoms (other than the purple flowers sprouting out of my ears) are difficulty in co-ordination, a reduction in cognitive ability, and a heightened awareness of my brain itself.

Creepy, huh?

The invasion of aggressive flora seems to be brought on by a combination of things - allergies, stress, dehydration and low blood sugar seem to act as fertilizer, but but it’s almost always a sense of confusion and overload that trigger the brain-thistles, themselves.

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