Usually Rituals
Friday, February 18, 2005
The pre-cluster attack ritual for myself. Before an attack the usually symptoms come by for a visit. A zombie like state where reality takes longer than no normal to click in. May as well be an eternity. Sure feels like time is standing still. An overly creative process then starts. Sometimes this comes first. A lot of the time I want to use this time to code or work in Photoshop. Maybe do some drawing. Whatever. Just the artsy fartsy kind of thing.
Then my mood changes to my ever increasing grumpy state. Probably the worst of the bunch. Even worse than the pain. I believe moods cannot be generally controlled though what pops out of my mouth can. Better to be quiet than snappy for me. Afterwards my hands and feet become terribly cold. Mindy won't let me near her(she is the best at warming me up). There is nothing I can do to warm up apart from having a steaming‚ hot bath. You know the type where you come out looking like a freshly boiled lobster.(mmmm lobster) Some days baths can number 6-10 in a 24 hour period. I know. I know. It is a lot. However‚ it sure beats pacing and banging my head into walls.
Afterwards if the timing is right(timing is everything when battling a cluster) I grab a couple of icepacks‚ one for the head & one for the back of my neck and head of to bed. This strategy is what helps me to keep my sanity and live a life the best I can. Just wish I wasn't in water so much. My feet are becoming permanent prunes.☺
Paul
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
-Mohandas Gandhi
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Then my mood changes to my ever increasing grumpy state. Probably the worst of the bunch. Even worse than the pain. I believe moods cannot be generally controlled though what pops out of my mouth can. Better to be quiet than snappy for me. Afterwards my hands and feet become terribly cold. Mindy won't let me near her(she is the best at warming me up). There is nothing I can do to warm up apart from having a steaming‚ hot bath. You know the type where you come out looking like a freshly boiled lobster.(mmmm lobster) Some days baths can number 6-10 in a 24 hour period. I know. I know. It is a lot. However‚ it sure beats pacing and banging my head into walls.
Afterwards if the timing is right(timing is everything when battling a cluster) I grab a couple of icepacks‚ one for the head & one for the back of my neck and head of to bed. This strategy is what helps me to keep my sanity and live a life the best I can. Just wish I wasn't in water so much. My feet are becoming permanent prunes.☺
Paul
First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
-Mohandas Gandhi
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