Idiocy.

[rootofnewt]

Dear journalist. These headache triggers are not "surprising". I must confess, however, that your cluelessness is.

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[hellsop.livejournal.com]

I don't understand the cloudy skies and lighting ones, but the rest I knew about. The last is interesting because orgasm can also relieve enough sinus pressure to help cure headaches caused by that.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

Really? The glare of a cloudy day (not so heavy that it's dark, but when it's still bright) is one of the worst things for me. It's similar to bright sunlight on snow.

Oh. Rereads. I think she's just mentioning things that go along with drops in barometric pressure.

A bad lightning storm is awesome to watch, but if the flashes are too constant, I'll get a headache--strobe lighting does the same.

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

Yeah... it just sounds like that... which gives me mild headaches, usually. I know Garbage had a lovely song, but I am only grouchy when it rains!

I second the thing that I use sex to relieve sinus pressure.

[dwolfe.livejournal.com]

I was surprised by most of those. Of course I also don't get headaches and have no use for the article. You'd think anyone who does get headaches would quickly discover the causes.

[datagoddess.livejournal.com]

Not surprising in the slightest. Of course, I'd guess that the person who wrote that has never had debilitating headaches.

[stmaybe.livejournal.com]

well that covers 4 of my top 10 headache triggers. sadly, nothing surprising there. this head is all too familiar with various headache triggers.

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Maybe, just maybe, someone who doesn't have headaches triggered by scent will be surprised by this article and decide to be courteous and kind to those who do and stop wearing heavy scent? Maybe? Maybe a little tiny bit? Because, as you know, there *are* a lot of clueless people out there, and most of them are getting on the elevator with you.

[redzshadow.livejournal.com]

I agree with this.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

The article seems to be directed at folks who have headaches. It's all about how to cope if you're the one suffering. It's not about how to be a good neighbor/colleague/friend and stop bathing in the reek.

I think the article started off on the wrong foot. I resent the word "weird" used in this manner, mostly because it was thrown at me a lot before I had to stop working, as in, "That's weird, I think this smells *great*" (as she sprayed MORE body spray into the air in our office). Or, "Only weird people think lysol is toxic."

And if tylenol/aspirin/ibuprofen/naproxen always worked for those kinds of headaches, most of us wouldn't complain so vociferously.

The clueless people generally think that if *they* aren't harmed, there's nothing to worry about and those who do complain are obviously crazy, weird, and mental. And as the article says, we can just pop a pill and be okay. *grrr*

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

All true, and I get where you're coming from - I carry a clue bat around all the time in defense of those I know and love who do have allergies/headache triggers/you-name-it.

On the other hand, as someone who doesn't have any of those problems, I saw it as having the potential to educate some of the clueless. It does acknowledge that those triggers *do* exist, which many of the clueless refuse to believe. So, maybe a few of them who read the article will at least acknowledge to themselves that they *were* being clueless.

On the other other hand, perhaps I'm being far too optimistic.

[mjhamilton.livejournal.com]

The clueless folks also seem to be in denial that perfumes, cigarette smoke, etc. can trigger asthma attacks. They sometimes think asthma isn't that big of a deal either. Your former co-worker does sound like one of those self-centered people who thinks that anyone who isn't just like them is weird or has something wrong with them. Lovely people that the are.

One of the more personally satisfying perks of being a science teacher is that I do get the opportunity to combat the cluelessness from a point of authority. Spraying perfume, hairspray and such is against my classroom rules--both for me and my sensitive students.

[dahliablue.livejournal.com]

Wow. I think those who are surprised by these must not get headaches from these triggers. I'm all too aware of most of them.

[cassidyrose.livejournal.com]

I would hardly consider those "weird". Many of those give me raging headaches in a nanosecond.

[melody-rossiter.livejournal.com]

completly unrelated (I hope?)... I recently added you at the suggestion of one of our mutual friends- I was browsing around an other friend's profile tonight and saw that she had friended you, and then went back to your profile to see that you have a really interesting collection of my friends on your list- I don't think any of them know each other.

Anyway... enough for random musings. Nice to meet you- we seem to have a lot in common, especially the whole gluten free thing. Cheers.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

Hi! Thanks for the introduction comment-thingy. ;)

[anmorata.livejournal.com]

Yay, Melody made it over here. :) Jos, I've known Melody since I was 16 or so. :) She's good peeps.

[seeliespright.livejournal.com]

*shakes head*