Migraine Words And Fiction
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Migraine Words And Fiction
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Author : Joost Haan
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2022-05-11
Migraine Words And Fiction written by Joost Haan and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-11 with Medical categories.
There are many migraine sufferers worldwide. However, the lack of confirmatory scan or blood test poses a major barrier to their diagnosis, which must be based on their account of the pain. As a consequence, language is of utmost importance in the diagnosis of migraine. This book deals with this relation between words and migraine, and considers how persons with migraine make their pain ‘readable’ and how fictional texts ‘perform’ migraine. Its analysis utilises the theories of Wittgenstein (‘beetle in the box’), Foucault, de Saussure and Scarry, as well as works of fiction including Hustvedt’s The Blindfold, Lasdun’s The Horned Man and Yalom’s When Nietzsche Wept.
Migraine
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Author : Oliver Sacks
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2013-05-29
Migraine written by Oliver Sacks and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-29 with Psychology categories.
The many manifestations of migraine can vary dramatically from one patient to another, even within the same patient at different times. Among the most compelling and perplexing of these symptoms are the strange visual hallucinations and distortions of space, time, and body image which migraineurs sometimes experience. Portrayals of these uncanny states have found their way into many works of art, from the heavenly visions of Hildegard von Bingen to Alice in Wonderland. Dr. Oliver Sacks argues that migraine cannot be understood simply as an illness, but must be viewed as a complex condition with a unique role to play in each individual's life.
A Guided Tour Of Hell
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Author : Kristine Hatak
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000-01-20
A Guided Tour Of Hell written by Kristine Hatak and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-20 with Migraine categories.
The Migraine Mafia
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Author : Maia Sepp
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2012-12-03
The Migraine Mafia written by Maia Sepp and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-03 with Fiction categories.
On paper, Viive McBroom has it all-a loving husband, a key position in a fast-paced, technical field, one promotion away from real success-but that's only if you ignore one little problem. Sandwiched between one migraine and the next, Viive's life is like those choose-your-own-adventure books you read as a kid, only less fun and with a lot more drugs. Faced with frustration from her loved ones and the dark machinations of a new colleague, Viive feels herself getting pulled under by guilt, apologies, and workplace shenanigans. But then she meets the Migraine Mafia, a quirky, vibrant support group, and she discovers that a room full of strangers just might be able to change the way she views her illness-and realizes that if she doesn't learn to ask for help, her health isn't the only thing she stands to lose. Sometimes painful, frequently hilarious, always entertaining, The Migraine Mafia is the story of one woman's quest to thrive in the face of chronic illness.
A Brain Wider Than The Sky
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Author : Andrew Levy
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2009-05-26
A Brain Wider Than The Sky written by Andrew Levy and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-26 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
With more than one in ten Americans -- and more than one in five families -- affected, the phenomenon of migraine is widely prevalent and often ignored or misdiagnosed. By his mid-forties, Andrew Levy's migraines were occasional reminders of a persistent illness that he'd wrestled with half his life, though he had not fully contemplated their physical and psychological influence on the individual, family, and society at large. Then in 2006 Levy was struck almost daily by a series of debilitating migraines that kept him essentially bedridden for months, imprisoned by pain and nausea that retreated only briefly in gentler afternoon light. When possible, Levy kept careful track of what triggered an onset -- the "thin, taut" pain from drinking a bourbon, the stabbing pulse brought on by a few too many M&M's -- and in luminous prose recounts his struggle to live with migraines, his meticulous attempts at calibrating his lifestyle to combat and avoid them, and most tellingly, the personal relationship a migraineur develops -- an almost Stockholm syndrome-like attachment -- with the indescribable pain, delirium, and hallucinations. Levy read about personalities and artists throughout history with migraine -- Alexander Pope, Nietzsche, Freud, Virginia Woolf, even Elvis -- and researched the treatments and medical advice available for migraine sufferers. He candidly describes his rehabilitation with the aid of prescription drugs and his eventual reemergence into the world, back to work and writing. An enthralling blend of memoir and provocative analysis, A Brain Wider Than the Sky offers rich insights into an illness whose effects are too often discounted and whose sufferers are too often overlooked.
Migraine
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Author : Jack Sholl
language : en
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Release Date : 2011-09-15
Migraine written by Jack Sholl and has been published by AuthorHouse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-15 with Performing Arts categories.
An intellectual and witty depiction of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche as he simultaneously grapples with the idea of eternal return and his endlessly recurring migraine headache. This comical one-act play featuring a man suffering from a constant, intolerable headache serves as a great introduction to Friedrich Nietzsche for those who have heard of him and are interested in getting to know a little bit more about the renown German philosopher. For those who have already studied his works, this is an invitation to discover the more human aspects of the man who invented the concept of the Overman. A fictional treatment based on historical research, this is a sprightly, text addition to any true philosophers library.
The Migraine Handbook
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Author : Jenny Lewis
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2011-08-31
The Migraine Handbook written by Jenny Lewis and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-31 with Health & Fitness categories.
At least one in ten people suffer from migraine. It is not simply a problem affecting women but also young children and a good third of sufferers are men. The Migraine Handbook looks at the mystery and soci al stigma of migraine from all perspectives, details its symptoms and addresses the questions of whether it is hereditary, how it relates to hormone levels, age and factors such as noise, light, certain types of dairy foods, caffine-rich foods and food additives, overwork and excessive exercise, all of which are common triggers. The book is full of grapevine advice from scores of sufferers and details of what to avoid and how to cope with attacks. It also provides an in-depth look at treatments such as acupuncture, yoga and homeopathy. Now fully updated to include the latest drugs available to migraine sufferers, this new edition of The Migraine Handbook points the way forward for doctors and suferers alike and helps them to come to terms with, and conquer, migraine.
Thoughts During A Migraine
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Author : Artem Medvedev
language : en
Publisher: Independently Published
Release Date : 2017-01-29
Thoughts During A Migraine written by Artem Medvedev and has been published by Independently Published this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-01-29 with categories.
Migraines in life can take different forms. Some of them are physical - the splitting pain often dismissed as "just a headache." Some of them are emotional - the break-ups, the anxiety, the depression, the waiting, the numbing sensation of hopeless anticipation. Some are philosophical - the realization of being lost, frustration over one's moving nowhere or moving in the wrong direction. This collection of verses reflects my personal journey through my life's migraines with the help of my old friend, poetry. Judge it as harshly as you will or use it to reflect on your own journey. To me, the poems give strength, hope, an outlet for those words and thoughts and feelings no one would understand or hear or care for otherwise. There is only one thing constant about migraines - they always end at some point. What follows them is up to ourselves.AM
So Much More Than A Headache
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Author : Kathleen O'Shea
language : en
Publisher: Kent State University
Release Date : 2020-06-30
So Much More Than A Headache written by Kathleen O'Shea and has been published by Kent State University this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-06-30 with categories.
"English," wrote Virginia Woolf, "which can express the thoughts of Hamlet and the tragedy of Lear, has no words for the shiver and the headache. . . . let a sufferer try to describe a pain in his head to a doctor and language at once runs dry." Despite Woolf's astute observation and the apparent dearth of writings on such subjects, editor Kathleen O'Shea has managed to gather a wide selection of helpful excerpts, chapters, poetry, and even a short play in this anthology--all with a view toward increasing our understanding and ending the stigma attached to migraines and migraine sufferers. Unlike clinical materials, this anthology addresses the feelings and symptoms that the writers have experienced, sometimes daily. These pieces speak freely about the loneliness and helplessness one feels when a migraine comes on. The sufferer faces nausea, pain, sensitivity to light, and having the veracity of all these symptoms doubted by others. O'Shea, a professor of literature and a migraine sufferer herself, also includes an original essay of her own reflections. Offered as an alternative not only to medical writing but also to self-help books and internet blogs, So Much More Than a Headache addresses a real omission in the available works on migraine, provides a resource for those who may have underestimated the depth and range of writing on this subject, and challenges the cultural bias that dismisses migraine as "just a headache."
So Much More Than A Headache
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Author : Kathleen J. O'Shea
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020
So Much More Than A Headache written by Kathleen J. O'Shea and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Migraine categories.
"English," wrote Virginia Woolf, "which can express the thoughts of Hamlet and the tragedy of Lear, has no words for the shiver and the headache ... let a sufferer try to describe a pain in his head to a doctor and language at once runs dry. Despite Woolf's astute observation and the apparent dearth of writings on such subjects, editor Kathleen O'Shea has managed to gather a wide selection of helpful excerpts, chapters, poetry, and even a short play in this anthology-all with a view toward increasing our understanding and ending the stigma attached to migraines and migraine sufferers. Unlike clinical materials, this anthology addresses the feelings and symptoms that the writers have experienced, sometimes daily. These pieces speak freely about the loneliness and helplessness one feels when a migraine comes on. The sufferer faces nausea, pain, sensitivity to light, and having the veracity of all these symptoms doubted by others. O'Shea, a professor of literature and a migraine sufferer herself, also includes an original essay of her own reflections. Offered as an alternative not only to medical writing but also to self-help books and internet blogs, So Much More Than a Headache addresses a real omission in the available works on migraine, provides a resource for those who may have under-estimated the depth and range of writing on this subject, and challenges the cultural bias that dismisses migraine as "just a headache".