tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-992198378673026710.post780021119687121803..comments2023-10-09T03:19:01.337-04:00Comments on MigrainePuppet: Fake Feeling WellMigrainePuppethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17678393922494152377noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-992198378673026710.post-71267359469877032212010-07-18T23:00:44.291-04:002010-07-18T23:00:44.291-04:00It is a very hard topic to talk about. It's t...It is a very hard topic to talk about. It's tough to choose between what you have to do for your job, your livelihood and what you need to do for your health. I honestly can't say that I will choose the right answer, either way, and will often make the wrong choice for both - at the same time. I am trying to be good with all of this 'stuff', but it doesn't always work out that way.MigrainePuppethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678393922494152377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-992198378673026710.post-53991562346096177792010-07-18T22:44:10.465-04:002010-07-18T22:44:10.465-04:00MP thanks for bringing up a vital but hard to tal...MP thanks for bringing up a vital but hard to talk about subject!WinnyNinny PooPoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237156887425609665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-992198378673026710.post-80300438483005342682010-07-18T12:39:56.668-04:002010-07-18T12:39:56.668-04:00One time I innocently mentioned something about my...One time I innocently mentioned something about my face feeling numb. The look I got was like I had three eyes and horns growing out of my head. I thought a numb face was normal. Silly me.MigrainePuppethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678393922494152377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-992198378673026710.post-55734325343279090752010-07-18T12:25:46.097-04:002010-07-18T12:25:46.097-04:00I unfortunately "fake feeling well" quit...I unfortunately "fake feeling well" quite often. I feel as if I admitted to myself or others how terrible I really feel on an almost daily basis I'd never get anything done. I also, like you, don't want to constant feel like I am whining all the time. I feel as if most people are now over hearing how sick I am or how bad I feel after 7 years. =(Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674502605710098012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-992198378673026710.post-25220941024080204602010-07-18T11:10:17.512-04:002010-07-18T11:10:17.512-04:00It sounds like you both learned something by that ...It sounds like you both learned something by that experience. I agree that the workplace is hard on so many levels. We not only worry about holding onto our jobs, but we must continue to work with these people. I know I can act very differently when I have a Migraine and try to be very cognizant of that and will use it as one of the ways I identify when I have a Migraine.MigrainePuppethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678393922494152377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-992198378673026710.post-10479781473252904522010-07-17T21:20:58.694-04:002010-07-17T21:20:58.694-04:00I did that once with a college professor. I downp...I did that once with a college professor. I downplayed the fact I was in the ER getting treated for severe pain by texting "I will miss class today, having a bit of a migraine" he responded by saying "he had headaches too, but he made it to class". A BAD error on his part, but he learned that later on from HIS boss.<br /><br />I quit faking, however, I still do not want people I work with see me in a blubbering pit of pain. I just have a hangup that it's not dignified, and I don't want to be seen that way. Stiff necked pride I guess with is really sorta stupid...however they HAVE seen me vomit enough times to WATCH OUT if I'm getting nauseous!WinnyNinny PooPoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237156887425609665noreply@blogger.com