dont you hate it when this decease/illness is referred to as a headache out of ignorance to its severity.
to class it as a mere headache is to describe the titanic as a canoe and the pacific ocean as a pool of water.
Migrainous neuralgia.....i dno longer question why me ...my only question is anything unregarding to the condition itself due to the fact that no one really knows much about it other than its title or the pain described by association with the sufferer...
i have given up hope in the sense of my naive way of thinking e.g  i hope i don't get them this year,,,,i hope it wont last long....i hope this is the last one...merely my point is this what will be will be im not suggesting we give up hope on / in life because the fact of the matter is if you suffer from Migrainous neuralgia (c.h) then you realise how wonderful and precious life actually is .
when you go through what we go through those hours,days,weeks,months or if your fortunate years of remission are priceless ...you really do appreciate life more .and if you don't you haven't suffered enough....
i hope everyone is ok and dealing with it the best way they can ....if anyone needs to talk ...im here in the same sense as when i need to talk i hope you are there ...
adam

you got that right Brian....you only become aware of the darkness once you have seen the light ....

And in an effort to try and laugh between the hits, could we borrow a page from Calvin and Hobbes and call it "Horrendous Trigeminal Kablooie"?

For me its the mental aspect that comes with these bundles of joy that causes so much havoc in my life. I know that when my cycles are in season, that I WILL be dealing with these damned things daily and sometimes on a multiple basis. I manage to remain pretty strong until after my 5th beast of my cycle and then I find myself having to damn near sedate myself to fall asleep. After getting hit at night, sleep is merely a concept. I struggle and struggle with the fear of my next attack. You guys that manahge to stay strong through your entire cycles are "super-human" in my books. Between the anticipation of my next attack and the growing guilt I feel because of my CH's toll on my family, I find it harder and harder to stay positive during my cycles. My supporters are truely stronger than I am to be seemingly resilient during season. I try my best to remember that these are moderately short in duration(as compared to migraines) by their klp level's are unmatched in that sense, and also I try to remember that you can't die from them either.all of this is very difficult for me to remember when I'm walking the beast. What is everyone's methods to maintain their sanity?

the thing is sometimes i would like those that take c.h lightly ..i would like to posses my buddy at the tip of my finger and when they play c.h down , i could therefore touch there heads and let them play with my buddy for a minute or 2 lol ...no i wouldnt really i wouldnt wish my buddy on my worst enemy ...i written a song that describe the alienistic character of my feelings towards c.h and it is as follows...
My coldest winters are felt in the summer heat.
A hot day in December im exposed tryna catch a breeze.
Cloudless skies still im immersed on dry land.
The ground i walk upon at times like quick sand.
It slowly pervades as my barricades disinclined.
Nothing left to say when its out of sight out of mind.
I stay eager for the fray like an axe to the grind.
Then we split and part ways a new path i must find.

keep calm carry on through our burdened load my friends ...trials and tribulations and indeed we are tested more than most but less than some ...we are here when we need each other ...stay strong