I feel like a complete failure.

Honey! By knowing that it's better to avoid something that might be a bad trigger for you, and following through and avoiding it, you are the EXACT OPPOSITE of a failure. You fucking RULE for recognizing what might happen and then taking the appropriate action.

You wouldn't make it to very many classes if you were in the hospital after a full-scale meltdown of epic proportions. You have done ABSOLUTELY the RIGHT thing, and you should be praising yourself for it, not beating yourself up.

don't know what to to do ? how sick do you feel? can you get anything out of going to your other classes , than go. you will feel better if you go.

{{{{{vw}}}}} FWIW, I'm with Steph. Also, you are not a complete failure. You are a much better student than I ever was, and migraines suck beyond the telling of it. I can't imagine having to sit through a class I liked with one, much less one that stressed me out.

If this is over the line, I apologize. But I think that you might be facing some of your perfectionist tendencies and they might be holding you back a bit today.

vw, skipping a class because there's a good chance it'll be a trigger seems to me like reasonable self-preserving behavior. If it were staying home from everything, then it might be a problem, but staying away from a specific thing that you know could cause some problems seems totally reasonable and sensible. (As opposed to what I'm doing right now, which is staying home because I just don't feel like getting out of my pajamas. You've got a good reason.)

You are not a complete failure. You are stronger than pretty much anybody else I know. I think I agree with your father -- if your migraine has subsided enough, then go to your other classes. Avoid what you need to avoid, but don't let that turn into avoiding everything. But if the migraine is too bad, then just rest today and go back to classes tomorrow.

t considers changing tag to "What Teppy said"

I think it might help for you to get dressed and go to your other classes.

Hugs to you.

Avoid what you need to avoid, but don't let that turn into avoiding everything. But if the migraine is too bad, then just rest today and go back to classes tomorrow.

t Tag may read, what Hil and Teppy said

{{vw}} You are not a complete failure. The most important thing is your health and welfare -- think about what's good for you. Can't decide what's best for you? Try flipping a coin -- you might realize when it lands that wasn't the outcome you were hoping for. Sometimes that helps me cut through the stress and pressure of making a decision.

{{{vw}}} If the migraine is too bad, you can't help that, but if you can, going to class even if you aren't prepared is a good idea. Or, you know, what everyone else said.

Also, vw, you're a perfectionist. This means you feel like a failure a lot. And you will go ON feeling like that a lot. That's part of your nature. The thing is, how you feel and what you do are two different things. You can feel like a failure and still go to class if you want. The more you do that th eless power the perfectionist judge in your head will have over how you live your life. You'll probably never be able to silence them, but no reason why they should decide what you do.

Lord give me strength to not reach through email and kill my co-worker in Philly. I'm trying really hard to get a long with her.