BKP 4 Posted August 30, 2019 The feeling of euphoria you get every time you beat another beast is unmatched. Its unfortunate you can't get this feeling naturally, (not that I know of). You have to go through these demons to get that feeling. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dallas Denny 539 Posted August 30, 2019 @BKP I just recieved a T shirt that I ordered from Amazon for the conference next month....sez "Yeah, sex is cool but have you ever felt the Beast leaving after a bad attack?" DD 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BKP 4 Posted August 30, 2019 32 minutes ago, Dallas Denny said: LoL, that's awesome. I'm afraid if I wear it, I'm going to get a million questions like "What's the beast"? Then when you tell them cluster headaches, they've never heard of them, then you have to explain it again and again. Anymore, my quick answer to them as far as the pain is, imagine a brain freeze that lasts for 15 min up to 3 hours. Then they're horrified, lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dallas Denny 539 Posted August 30, 2019 @BKP Exactly why I never use the term "headache" outside the confines of these online support forums or in the company of another clusterhead! I have a neurological disorder called Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia which causes extremely painful head and facial pain. And, I also use the brain freeze analogy when describing the pain to a non clusterhead! DD 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BKP 4 Posted August 30, 2019 51 minutes ago, Dallas Denny said: @BKP Exactly why I never use the term "headache" outside the confines of these online support forums or in the company of another clusterhead! I have a neurological disorder called Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia which causes extremely painful head and facial pain. And, I also use the brain freeze analogy when describing the pain to a non clusterhead! DD I'm going to start using that too. Trigeminal autonomic cephalalgia.....if I can remember all of that in the moment, lol. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xBoss 82 Posted September 2, 2019 I come out of an attack feeling like I just went on a long journey and just got back home and I want to talk about what happened. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plhbn 7 Posted October 9, 2019 Ah yes I know the feeling well. My brain really works at a very high level for a period afterwards also. Memory is excellent and thought is clear and focused. I also verbalize more just after-I survived again. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jon019 421 Posted October 10, 2019 1 hour ago, plhbn said: Ah yes I know the feeling well. My brain really works at a very high level for a period afterwards also. Memory is excellent and thought is clear and focused. I also verbalize more just after-I survived again. WOW...exactly!!!....used to almost wish for a cycle when I had to write for work....lots of us get the euphoria....but this I've never seen before... wish it was harnessable w/o the CH..... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MoxieGirl 244 Posted October 10, 2019 I'm a masochist in the BDSM lifestyle, and I tend to play pretty hard. Well, hard in respects to other people in the lifestyle, still pretty tame compared to a cluster attack. I think I've had a sadist top out at around 4 on my cluster pain scale. And that was pretty serious play. After, and during such play, the endorphins take us to a place we call 'subspace', which is similar to deep mediation. You become detached from the body and the mind can flow freely. Of course there is also often (not always) a sexual element at well, and orgasms can be pretty mind blowing. I find it very interesting to play with extreme pain in a good way, while also hating extreme bad pain such as migraines and clusters. I truly have a love/hate relationship with pain. But when I can control it, it's pretty amazing. Mox Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
