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Founder and Executive Director Bob Wold returns to Clubhouse.com along with Board Member and President Eileen Brewer. Join them to discuss using psychedelics to treat cluster headache and other headache diseases with The Flourish Academy on August 24 at 12pm ET. You must have the free Clubhouse app to join.theflourishacademy.org

Clusterbusters 18th Annual U.S. Patient Conference is less than a month away. Join us Sept 7-10 for a long weekend of cluster community, support and education! For more information and to register: https://386964908.planningpod.com/ Secure your room at the conference hotel through August 16, 2023, to receive a special discounted group rate. Due to a generous donation, limited scholarships are still available if you need some travel assistance. Scholarship Applications: https://conta.cc/3DUZxIU

I find that in my case, playing the mental game right becomes the most important thing as episodes grind on. Particularly at night. I don't know how chronic people do this. I steal a lot from zen teachers and competitors in precision sports for mindset, and play small attention games if I can manage it. Music with polyrhythms is a useful one, but I was a drummer as a kid and trying to tap along is familiar (and more importantly, each song I can make it through kills a few minutes). Anything to focus on is better than sitting there and taking a beating. Because you're right, that's when you start to ruminate. I try to keep my mind on a very short leash and frame getting through it as just another distasteful and necessary job.

It's getting closer......if you are on the fence, just come on and join us. Chances are you won't regret it.