It's all in your head.

I write now of a recurring theme: migraines. I get migraines. Not as often as I used to. I'm sure years ago many of my migraines were caused by stress, then I learned not to worry (or care) so much about things in general. Ta-dah! Fewer migraines! I even joked I had found a cure for migraine. "Have fewer migraines by avoiding migraines!" In reality I only lessened one of the innumerable triggers. Scientists say they've ruled out air pressure changes as a cause, but anecdotally, I don't get migraines on sunny days. Now my treatment for migraines is very simple. Give in. Cry "Uncle." Succumb. Unless you are performing life-saving surgeries, are the sole caretaker for a small child, running a country or planning to invade a smaller country, you can afford to occasionally take a knee and capitulate. It's a lost day on your calendar but the world will keep turning without you.

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