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(Message started by: Ctech on Oct 3rd, 2007, 2:34pm)
Title: Typical CH Sufferer Traits?
Post by Ctech on Oct 3rd, 2007, 2:34pm
How many here can relate to the following:

"Dr. Robert S. Kunkel, headache specialist at the
Cleveland Clinic, said psychological tests had revealed that cluster headache sufferers often share certain personality traits: they tend to be conscientious, persevering, highly responsible, self-sufficient, precise, resourceful, tense, driven and overwrought".

"Dr. Kunkel describes the typical sufferer as an aggressive, hard-driving, goal-oriented man with obsessive-compulsive characteristics who pushes himself until felled by cluster headaches or who suffers from the headaches upon reaching a hard-won goal."

"Some researchers have noted that cluster headache victims also tend to share certain physical characteristics: ruddy complexion with broken blood vessels in the face; heavy, coarse-looking facial features; thickened, pitted skin with prominent forehead furrows, and deep folds between the nose and mouth. But Dr. Kunkel and others believe these characteristics are more the result of the victim's smoking, drinking and hard-driving habits than of the headache syndrome itself."

This information can be found at: http://www.nytimes.com/health

I can relate to the first two paragraphs - as for the last... maybe another ten years of the Bud and who knows [smiley=laugh.gif]

-Chris
Title: Re: Typical CH Sufferer Traits?
Post by Sometimes on Oct 3rd, 2007, 2:57pm
ummmmmm

no comment, lol!


Quote:
Dr. Kunkel describes the typical sufferer as an aggressive, hard-driving, goal-oriented man with obsessive-compulsive characteristics who pushes himself until felled by cluster headaches or who suffers from the headaches upon reaching a hard-won goal."  

"Some researchers have noted that cluster headache victims also tend to share certain physical characteristics: ruddy complexion with broken blood vessels in the face; heavy, coarse-looking facial features; thickened, pitted skin with prominent forehead furrows, and deep folds between the nose and mouth. But Dr. Kunkel and others believe these characteristics are more the result of the victim's smoking, drinking and hard-driving habits than of the headache syndrome itself."  

This is sooooooo NOT me!

I'm a non-drinking, ex smoking, pregnant female.  As for the first paragraph, I can relate.
Title: Re: Typical CH Sufferer Traits?
Post by Guiseppi on Oct 3rd, 2007, 3:48pm
This used to be considered an accurate description of us. They also described our facial features as lion like!!! (I liked that, it just sounded good!) Mostly because female CH'ers were being mis diagnosed as migrainers, since as Linda Howell well knows, WOMEN DON'T GET CH!!!! ;;D

Having been to several small and medium gatherings of ch'ers, it's just not accurate. The only common factors I've encounteered is the love so quickly shown to each other. Otherwise we come from all walks and descriptions.

Guiseppi
Title: Re: Typical CH Sufferer Traits?
Post by Charlotte on Oct 3rd, 2007, 3:53pm
;) women don't get ch.  We are all faking.

Charlotte
Title: Re: Typical CH Sufferer Traits?
Post by southwalessunshine on Oct 3rd, 2007, 4:38pm
There was a thread a little while ago, I think it was started by clusterchris, asking for pix of everybody on here.  See if you can find it in the general post section and take a look at the pix of everyone and see if they fit the description  ;;D
Title: Re: Typical CH Sufferer Traits?
Post by Guiseppi on Oct 3rd, 2007, 6:20pm
women don't get ch.  We are all faking.

Charlotte


Chuck, chuck,,..proof positive...I finally got one to admite it!!!!!!!! ;;D

Guiseppi
Title: Re: Typical CH Sufferer Traits?
Post by Bob P on Oct 3rd, 2007, 7:18pm

Quote:
We are all faking.

And we hear it's not the only thing you guys fake!
Title: Re: Typical CH Sufferer Traits?
Post by andrewjb on Oct 3rd, 2007, 7:39pm
i can relate, slowing down a little and breathing deep, helps.


Chuck, chuck,,..proof positive...I finally got one to admite it!!!!!!!! ;;D

Guiseppi[/quote]
[smiley=laugh.gif]. andrew.
Title: Re: Typical CH Sufferer Traits?
Post by George_J on Oct 3rd, 2007, 9:23pm

Quote:
heavy, coarse-looking facial features; thickened, pitted skin with prominent forehead furrows, and deep folds between the nose and mouth.


http://www.canadasguidetodogs.com/customergraphics/bloodhound/bloodhound2.jpg

Dang!  It's like looking in a mirror.

Best,

George
Title: Re: Typical CH Sufferer Traits?
Post by sandie99 on Oct 4th, 2007, 3:58am
Good one, George! [smiley=laugh.gif]

Sanna
Title: Re: Typical CH Sufferer Traits?
Post by Beastfodder on Oct 4th, 2007, 5:12am
George Love the picture  ;;D

Personally think its nonsense. What's he trying to say - CH makes us like that ?

Try CH for a few years, battling poor medical advice, treatments that don't quite work and keeping things together and anyone would be 'persevering, highly responsible, self-sufficient, precise, resourceful, tense, driven and overwrought'.  

What next a paper that discovers CH is painful?
Title: Re: Typical CH Sufferer Traits?
Post by Ray on Oct 4th, 2007, 5:50pm
At one point, perhaps 15 years ago, I met Dr. Kunkle at the Cleveland Clinic.  My wife agrees that the first two paragraphs describe me pretty well.

*sigh*

Ray
Title: Re: Typical CH Sufferer Traits?
Post by mcf69 on Oct 5th, 2007, 12:26am
I think that this description does account for a portion of CH sufferers, but it's only a small percentage, because as the diversity of the posters on this board attests it doesn't describe all with CH.  Leads me to a funny story about a friend of mine, she describes people as "you know, that guy with the shoes and the shirt and the hair".  [smiley=laugh.gif]
Title: Re: Typical CH Sufferer Traits?
Post by schaan on Oct 11th, 2007, 1:44am

on 10/03/07 at 15:53:44, Charlotte wrote:
;) women don't get ch.  We are all faking.

Charlotte


can you teach me this faking?

does it work?

>:( ;;D >:(
Title: Re: Typical CH Sufferer Traits?
Post by Katherinecm on Nov 10th, 2007, 2:30pm
lololol


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