Chronic Migraine, Coping

Cliches

Being buried alive

Drowning

Hanging by a thread

At the end of my rope

Clawing my way up

Gasping for breath

Every writer knows to avoid cliches. They are trite and boring and rarely describe a situation effectively. However, these cliches don’t come to mind when I am writing, but when I am living—living with chronic migraine. Every one of these overused phrases has felt like literal truth at some point.

What cliches feel like truth in your struggle with migraine or headache?