Frustrated at People Not Taking My Migraines Seriously

I have been told "You're not getting migraines." or asked if "I'm sure its not just a headache." countless times. Its hereditary and an entire side of my family has them. I don't know why people still think I'm faking. Seeing it on my diagnosises when I was looking at my medical records recently was one of the most validating things ever for some reason. Even hospitals would rather diagnose me with bipolar disorder (which is fine, but there are a lot of key traits that I do not have which made me question it) because of my meltdowns when I have migraines from hospital lights and all that noise. On what planet does it make sense to see "Chronic Migraines" on a patients file, hear them complaining about a migraine, and then when they start breaking down because of a migraine, do you diagnose them with bipolar??? I'm still seething over this LMAO

Definitely. People just don’t get it and many don’t even bother to try. I’m sorry you had such a fucked experience in the hospital