😞I WAS HOSPITALIZED | Life Update + My Diagnosis | MENTAL HEALTH, OCD + HOPE ❤️🩹 VLOG
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Hey! My name is Natalie and I love sharing about my life as a mom and homemaker/homesteader. Around here we embrace the coziness in the chaos and the magic in the mundane. I believe simple joys and a home filled with love (not STUFF) are more important than "keeping up with the Joneses." I'm glad you stopped by! I hope you find some encouragement and gentle motivation and a cozy corner of the internet that's full of peace.
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Omg, when you asked people to not suggest you anything, I had chills. It was so well said and so on point. I could like the video 5 times just for this moment. I hope you are doing well, thanks for sharing this with us 💜
Thank you for the kind understanding and respect for my mental health! Your appreciation of what I shared and the boundaries I set means the world to me!
@@NatalieBennettcould you please tell me what the song is playing while your making your bed.
I love this quote; Telling me I can't be sad because someone has it worse, is like telling me I cannot be happy cause someone has it better.
Prayers for your family!
Sooooooooo good!!!! I’m pinning this one!
I love this saying so much that it has been on the front of my house as a sign in the window. I often see people walk past and take a few extra moments to take the words in.
This is such a good comment. I will remember this to encourage those around me. So many people feel guilty because the hard thing they are going to might not be as”hard” as the next person. It doesn’t mean it’s not hard.
What an amazing piece of wisdom! Thank you for sharing this.
I love this ❤
Send prayers your way love!
I dealt with a chronic pain disorder that turned my life upside down when I was a kid. I also had ocd in the following years as a coping mechanism of not having any control over my health for many years. This is the first time I've heard anyone else mention this hand in hand ❤
I hope doctors can get to the bottom of this for you! It's so hard being a momma and having something effect your health. You've got this!!!
There’s so much I could say, but I’m so sorry and I’m deeply praying for healing for you, my dear. I empathize greatly and know how hard it is to have unexplained, very difficult symptoms. Thanks for sharing such delicate information with us. You have your “online tribe”. We’re rallying for you, Natalie. ❤
The same thing happened to me this past month. Back to back migraines I was in the bathroom and one came out of nowhere and I completely lost my vision in my right eye. I thought I was losing it then I got dizzy and collapsed. I went to the hospital as well because that feeling I am dying and doctor recommended to go in which sounded like a stroke or a rental eye detachment . I experienced this headache back to back to back for a days worth into the next day. It’s debilitating, and exhausts you. Although I don’t have a history of this, but being 5 months pregnant starting these migraines was terrifying, no clear answers. I had to follow with neurology and cardio. At the time I was diagnosed with ocular migraines, this is absolutely terrifying and feeling hopeless especially when there are young children involved in your day to day and you want to be well and there for them. Praying you find some hope, and clarity with continued wellness! Prayers to you and your family 🫶🏼
Happy birthday to you Natalie ❤️
I feel for you during this hard season. I have been going through a hard season myself and it has put me in the deepest depression of my life. Chronic illness of any kind can be so scary to go through and while I'm still in the depth of it, I just wanted to give you a virtual hug and tell you I'm thinking of you. I hope that you will get through this so the next time it happens you will have a better understanding of how to help yourself as much as you can during the next difficult headache.❤
Thank you for the reminder that you can both be grateful for tests showing nothing bad but frustrated and scared because you have no answers. I’m going through something similar with my gut health right now where tests are coming back clear and I still have testing coming up, but there are zero answers as to where the pain is originating. I will be adding you to my daily prayer list that you may get relief and get answers.
Praying for you, too! 🩵
Prayers for you!
Thank you for helping me realize that well-meaning suggestions and attempts to encourage can actually feel like toxic positivity. ❤
Oh Natalie, I’m so sorry you are dealing with this. My husband gets these and the very first time was so incredibly scary. The stroke like symptoms are no joke. I just want to encourage you to continue leaning into Jesus. He is faithful through it all. You have been such a positive light and space in my life through the years. Your health, mental and physical come first. I will keep you and your family tight in my prayers.
I know this is late and you posted this a bit ago so I am sorry but I am Praying for you. Thank you for sharing your heart and being so kind and honest. You inspire me in so many ways.
Natalie, I'm so sorry to hear about these health struggles you're going through. I also experience complex migraines with very similar symptoms to what you're describing. I used to think I was having seizures until I was diagnosed. For me it happens mostly when I'm pregnant or newly postpartum so it seems to be hormone related. Anyway, it's comforting but also sad to encounter other people that struggle with this. I wish you the very best and hope you find more answers and relief very soon. And most importantly that you feel love and comfort from the Lord each day ❤️
I am so sorry you’re going through this, I have the same thing- blindness, slurring, numbness in my hand, then arm, then my mouth and tongue. I always think I’m having a stroke, it’s awful
Happy belated birthday Natalie! May this year be filled with healing and peace! Sending so much love to you and your family
Love you and am praying for you, your family, and your doctors at this time. Loved your choice of music for this video and as always your constant direction of hope in Christ.
I have had about 7 ocular migraines. They were so scary and the last one I had it took me a month to get back to normal.
Sorry you are getting them. They are scary and hard.
This is something I love about you, that in all your pain, frustration, stress, etc. you still encourage your viewers who may be going through similar trials. ❤️I will be lifting you and your family in prayer as you look for answers. Praying this will bring you even closer to God 🙏❤️
Happy Belated Birthday :).
Those lilacs are gorgeous.
So sorry you're dealing with these awful symptoms :(. Praying you find consistent relief and peace through the process.
My prayers are with you. It has to be frustrating having these in your daily routines. God takes us through unpleasant seasons at times, but one day we will understand why. Many times we influence others and don't even know it. ❤
Finding all the matches to the socks and getting them put away. I can't seem to find matches and just have a basket of socks that are matchless. Idk where all the socks have gone. :/
I wish I could get laundry washed, dried, and put away and not have to look at all the baskets in my room of everyone's clothes. It's just a constant stuff shuffle bc we don't have storage for the winter things and summer things and so everything just ends up in our room :(
And I know that doesn't make him happy and peaceful either. We just feel smothered in our bedroom.
I feel like I do the same thing over and over and nothing gets done.. and stays done.
Jag har kronisk migrän och får ett läkemedel som heter "Aimovig" på den svenska marknaden, (det är en spruta jag tar var 4:e vecka) den har hjälpt mig oerhört mycket 🙂
/Jill 🇸🇪
Prayers for a path to recovery for your migraines! Also, thank you for saying what OCD is not - it is not being Type A, tidy, organized. As a person that has someone very close to me with clinically diagnosed OCD, the intrusive thoughts and compulsions are so misunderstood by the majority of the population.
Long time viewer, but I don’t comment much in general. You will be on my heart and in my prayers. Thanks for letting us know how you are. Sharing the good and bad. You’re my peaceful go-to person when I need encouragement or fresh ideas. I really appreciate your channel.
Just commenting to say this is exactly my thoughts. I appreciate you and the bit of peace your videos continue to give as a long time viewer. I hope this same peace you give to others, comes right back to you at this time in your life to know that life happens but He walks right besides you through it all.
Quite some time ago I saw a talk about bad experiences, compassion, and healing. I'm almost positive it was with Brene Brown, and I hope my paraphrase is reasonably accurate. She said that we tend to rank order suffering and tell ourselves, I can't complain about my boss putting me down in front of my coworkers because I know so-and-so just received a cancer diagnosis or lost a child. Then she pointed out that there is enough compassion to go around, and your bad experience is a wound that needs to be healed, even if it isn't the worst thing that could ever happen. My takeaway was that we should show compassion for anyone who shares a negative experience, instead of downplaying it or engaging in one-upmanship. Best wishes for good health in your future!
Thank you for sharing ! My 12 year old has suffered with these exact headaches hers are complex ocular hemipalegic migraines since she was 7 and she heard me watching and came in and sat and watched and it made her feel not so alone ! Thank you again and we will be praying for you.
My heart goes out to you, Natalie. I've been dealing with a lot of anxiety due to pain, but the greatest piece of this is that it has made me desperate for Christ like I'm not when I'm well. The countless psalms about His steadfast love and how He is near to us and a refuge has been the greatest solace. My favorite verse these days has been, "I waited patiently for the LORD; he inclined to me and heard my cry...he put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God." Psalm 40:1,3
Amen praise the Lord through trouble waters he will get through anything even when sometimes our faith is a small as a mustard seed don't lose faith 🙏 prayers for anyone going through any health issues in the Name of Jesus Christ
It’s hard when you’re thankful that you don’t have all the other “horrible” diagnoses but at the same time want answers and solutions to your pain and suffering. We have been there. Our son has a tumor in his hip that destroyed use of his leg from the knee down. We went through so many moments of being thankful that it’s not a worse diagnosis but at the same time frustrated and losing hope. Anyone who has been through a frustrating health diagnosis understands your feelings completely.
that must’ve been so incredibly unbelievably hard. I can’t imagine going through something like that with my child.❤️🩹
Natalie, i am going through migraines too. I also have been diagnosed with OCD. Thank you for the encouragement. I've felt so isolated. I love you and I'm so grateful for you. ❤
I’m so sorry for your health issues! That’s so scary for you and for your family. I’m about 10 years older than you, but the way you portray yourself and your careful consideration with your words makes me feel so much younger… like you’ve achieved a level of wisdom and peace that I am still working towards. I truly appreciate that about you.
The way you talk to your children is so beautiful and intentional. If you ever write a book on the art of talking intentionally to your children I would buy that that book. 💕
As a mental health professional one of the things that I talk about most often is the concept that two opposing things can be equally true, and that it is totally okay to use and not but when talking about things in that way. It is totally okay to feel happy and sad at the same time, and that actually although this can make us feel conflicted, it is actually really normal. Toxic positivity is so prevalent in society that there is always this pressure to be positive because someone has it worse, but that is so invalidating. A persons feelings are always valid and require no justification. Thank you for sharing in such a thoughtful and considered way. Wishing you all the very best Natalie, I hope you are able to find a plan that works for you very soon 🤞❤
When you showed the ”There’s no bad weather book” I instantly KNEW it had to be swedish. We have a saying: there’s no bad weather only bad clothing. We let our infants nap outside year around, kids in daycare spend time outside every day etc.
A belated happy birthday to you, Natalie 🥳🌷
A tip for bringing in lilacs: use a hammer (or something) to crush the stems, that’ll make them access water better and thereby keeping fresh longer inside.
I absolutely love this philosophy, I so wish I could adopt it. A lot of my family has undergone Lyme disease though and it's so hard to balance the fear of that, living in a place where mosquitoes and ticks are smothering us, and also to get that "1000 hours outside". I wish I had a more carefree way of thinking about it but my anxiety is so high!
Thank you for sharing. I just want to pray for you, Natalie. For your health, healing, and that you continue to stand firm in your faith above all. Praying for the medical team to have wisdom, compassion, and tools to help you. For your children and Weston as they navigate this time, may God cover them and hold them close. And to your support system that loves you, for their hearts and to support you well.
Amen! 🙏
Beautiful 💜
Amen
Oh Natile, my heart goes out to you. A year ago I was just recently diagnosed with chronic migraines. I may not know exactly what you are going through with your specific type of migraines, but I sure know how a migraine feels. You’re exactly right, when it hits, it’s like you lose all function and it really CAN affect your mental health more than anything. I’m so thankful for my neurologist who has been able to help me seek answers and get on the right medication to help me. Thank you for sharing this tough journey with us. I’m so thankful to hear your doctors are doing everything they can to continue to help you through this. My twin and I are turning 33. You are very wise beyond your years. I can tell you one thing, your videos always have brought me so much peace, relaxation and positivity. I’ll be praying for you my friend.
I am 70 and have MS.
When I was diagnosed someone said to me "did you ask "why Me?" I said, no, why not me,
I have been very lucky and only have a bit of a walking issue with my left leg.
This morning I finally realized that when I water the garden (I am always planting/replanting) I am going to drag a chair around so I can sit and water. I am ok with that. I get to water a garden I have worked on for 30 years. I am grateful and glad I finally figured that out!😁
Natalie, thank you for being raw and vulnerable. You are honestly my favorite. I'm not on social media much and don't follow many people, but you are someone I've been following for a long time. You are so real, down to earth, and relatable. You bring such piece to my life when I watch you. I'm sending all my love for answers, healing, and a long term solution. I'm sorry you are going through this at the moment, but have faith you will come out even stronger and more positive. ❤❤
If I were to leave a comment I would say exactly what you just said but I think you said it better then me.
I'm very thankful you choose to put Christian music because this is something we don't got control over and to trust him because he is good.
As a fellow OCD-diagnosed person, I’m sorry you’ve dealt with this too. Prayers for continued answers and healing! ❤
People don’t realize how much migraines affect life. It’s NOT just a headache. My life has been completely ruined by migraines. I’m lucky I have a place to live and my parents are still alive and help me. This is not what I thought my life would be. However things could always be MUCH worse, so I stay positive! #blessed
Thank you so much for this video. I'm also a home school mom of 3 and began suffering complex migraines several months ago. I related to absolutely everything you said in this video, especially in feeling grateful that all tests are normal yet frustrated at not knowing the triggers or when they'll hit. They are so debilitating that I'm all the more thankful for the "good days" that feel normal. We are both blessed with rockstar husbands and kids who step up even more on our hard days. I will keep you in my prayers, Natalie, and hope you find a relief path that helps you. 💛💛
25 year old with diagnosed chronic migraine here! My heart and prayers go out to you whole heartedly😢 the attacks are HORRIFIC and the mental health toll is intense. Never ever let someone make you feel guilty for being sad or mad or anxious about the pain that had no physical thing to point to. It is very real and a hard struggle. I pray that for you this is a very brief season but even if not He is still good and He has your back ❤️❤️
I feel bad for you! I have had migraines my entire life but at menopause they have finally gone away! I've lost hearing in both ears that I believe may be related to migraines. Hope you have meds that help you! Emgality injections have helped me.
Brain tumor survivor here 🙋🏻♀️
So so so glad that's not what you're dealing with!
I was 15 when I found out I had a brain tumor and had surgery to remove it. Thankfully it was operable and non-cancerous. But I have suffered migraines on and off since then.... I'm 33 years old now. It's been a long time and I too am light sensitive. No shame in wearing sunglasses 😎
I completely understand how you're feeling. Grateful, but also frustrated because while finding nothing is wonderful....it also leaves you wondering WHY.
I'm so sorry you're going through this Natelie.
🤍 Thinking of you
Grace-full, Natalie. ❤
As a mental health professional I appreciate you sharing vulnerably about mental health and how important is it to take care of your health in all aspects. They are all interconnected!
I have had a similar experience! The word slur, headache, face drop on one side, numbness/loss of feeling on one side and they think it may be TIA. I hope the doctors will figure out what’s going on. Paying for comfort and peace during this time.
Fellow OCD sufferer here. As trite as it may seem, I really understand and you’re not alone. It really is an awful disease and I’m so grateful for treatment! Praying for you, with the migraines and mental health. 🤎
Natalie, I appreciate this video and your vulnerability in sharing your struggles. OCD is such a painful and crippling thing to go through and is not talked about openly enough. As someone who has dealt with symptoms firsthand and watched other members of my family deal with, it’s so refreshing to hear you open up about your experience. And in general, it’s helpful to see that we are not alone in our darkness. So many times when I have gone through storms in my life, it’s been hard to watch videos or movies or anything really where it appears as if everyone has it all together because that’s so far from where I feel. You being so open and sharing the hard along with the good is so helpful and only proves that happiness and sadness can coexist and that there is beauty in the broken. Thinking of you 💛
Hi Natalie! I don’t typically comment on videos but I’ve suffered from migraines for a long time. Over the winter I had two what they called at the ER “ocular migraines.” Tears immediately came to my eyes when you verbalized the symptoms you had because they were almost identical to mine. I’ve never really had anyone tell me or found someone that had the same or similar symptoms. It was absolutely terrifying. I am thinking about you and your family and thank you for sharing your story because it’s given me comfort in knowing theres others out there and that I’m not alone. 💕
I won’t be able to watch the whole video, I’m sorry for your hospital visit and for whatever is going on! 🙏♥️🤗 I’m leaving shortly for a total hip replacement!!! I’m very excited!!! Love you friend 💖💝💗
Prayers for a successful surgery and speedy recovery! 🩵
Thank you for sharing your experience with migraines. Will be praying for you and your family!
I also suffered with OCD as a child, and have off and on since then. Thank you for sharing your experience. 🤍
Bless your heart dear girl… prayers for complete healing ✝️💕
Thank you for being vulnerable enough to share your OCD story and I'm so happy for you that it's something you no longer struggle with. I myself struggled with OCD for a couple years and the intrusive thoughts can be downright scary. Plus you just feel like you're the only one dealing with them it can be so hard. I pray your migraines get figured out. I pray you and your families health improves ❤️
I'm so sorry. I can imagine how hard this must be for you and your family. It's so hard being a mom and wife when you aren't feeling the best. I pray you find some relief and get some rest. ❤❤
Feel better soon sweet Natalie sending prayers
Thank you for speaking about what OCD truly is ❤
Thank you for speaking so naturally. Thank you for sharing. It is nice to have someone to relate to even though we don't know each other. I am not sure you know just how much you help out some of us who watch your videos. I have multiple life difficulties going on simultaneously as well. I have my own health issues. My dad is passing away also, and I live very far from him. If anyone cares to keep him in their thoughts for me, I would be very grateful. Thank you Natalie for such a relatable talk. I really, really needed it. I hope you can feel better and find the answers that you are looking for. Take care ❤
Praying for your dad and you. 🩵
I've lived with multiple chronic illnesses for years and it is so hard for testing to come back "normal" when you don't feel normal. :(
I have POTS, EDS, fibromyalgia, chronic migraines, and more.
(You should look into POTS. I have a bunch of videos on my channel about it!)
I don't comment much. It's very brave of you to share a health update. I deal with migraines as well. Mental health is a very big component of it. I pray that you will make it through this with the answers and support that you need
Natalie,
As someone who struggles with chronic health issues and migraines, I’m praying for you and your family
Your strength is amazing, stay strong
Natalie! I have ocular migraines as well, I was diagnosed with Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension along with Papiledema and that's the reasoning behind mine. Lifelong diagnoses at 24 years old and I'm 25 now so still settling in a lot of the same "it could be worse" kind of feelings. I also suffer from horrible OCD which has gotten so much worse after having children starting in 2016, I read somewhere postpartum OCD exists and since I already had it I like to think motherhood heightens it. You have a special place in my heart because my youngest (who's 4 now) loved listening to your voice and would light up as a baby anytime I put on your videos. Thinking of you and wishing you guys all the best. 🤍
Just curious but have you had hearing loss from IIH?
I also have ocular migraines. They’re scary. Luckily I only get them once every 6 months and have had them for 5 years
I hear you! I have had stroke like symptoms with my migraines too! I am found a way to reduce my chronic minor headaches from 3x a week to once a month. The big migraines i have not had in over 10 years. They are awful i hope you get answers soon❤
As a viewer since you started your channel, I've followed along through your joy, loss, growth, change, and health. I have been through so many similar things but currently going through infertility and severe depression/anxiety, OCD due to it.
Not that I want you to be struggling, but when struggling, being alone can often amplify the struggle. This has helped me feel not alone, and the background music when making your bed brought me so much peace. I need to find it! I just turned 33 (may 6) and am praying for a miracle for our family. My husband and I have seen your content for years (I was single when I started watching!) and you and Weston have been a model for us when working on a fixer upper and seeking the Lord.
My physical and mental health go hand in hand, and I want to validate any and all struggles you're dealing with. I also want to validate any JOY you may be experiencing that is confusing in a season right now. You are loved and seen and I'll pray for your heart and body 🤍
As someone who struggles with mental health and have diagnosed OCD that battle can be so hard. I’m so sorry you’re going through this and wish I could give you a hug, but know the Lord loves you so much and He will be with you through this. Praying for you!
Praying that you get better soon. My mom has started having vestibular migraines out of no where and there are no answers for her right now.
Also, the 1000 Hours challenge is so awesome. We have done it for 4 years.
Thanks for sharing your lilacs! They are lovely. I can almost smell their lovely fragrance.
My daughter suffers ocd from the age of 6 it’s just something we dealt with (she’s 25) a close friend of mine said actually I think you have it to I was really shocked I sat down and thought about it and I think she could be right, I wish you well on your health journey lovely girl ❤️
Prayers for God's healing hands on you, Natalie. You are loved and cherished. ❤
Natatlie I haven’t watched the video yet but - I have thought about you. Back when you first found that parasite and were having gut issues. Guess what? I developed major gut issues last year. What’s worse is somehow after treatment (it didn’t go well) I developed POTS and dysautonomia. Fibromyalgia and arthritis. I’m only 29. I have 2 kids and amazing husband. I felt anxious in my body and having dopamine issues. I got my vitamins tested, adrenals and hormones tested… they were depleted. I have barely any normal hormones for some reason. Then I got a gut test - I had 2 parasites, 3 bacterial overgrowth. My gut microbiome was depleted. Ive gone into medically induced depression and ADHD feels out of control. Very weird symptoms. I felt I was going crazy. I felt so validated to see tests showing my body was messed up in more ways than 1. I’ve been working a whole year to eat low carb - no gluten or dairy. Taking organ iron, D3 with K2, digestive enzymes, omega 3. I got on bio identical progesterone. & I’m at the end of a kill process to get rid of my overgrowth/parasite. Things are going well. My depression is mostly gone now and my emotional regulation has gotten much better. I still have night time anxiety but I think it’s a matter of time! I also have spinal pain that comes and goes. I will never judge someone ever again about mental health because I completely believe your gut drives it. Our hearts matter to God so yes address that too but take it from me - I spiraled in about 2 years and it was medical. Basically I spent 6 months and 15k to go into a program that basically made me overhaul my diet, get on way too many supplements haha but they help, and address my hormones and gut microbiome. Many doctors don’t know how to help women’s hormones … I fear many are suffering because of that. My estrogen, progesterone and DHEA were literally tanked. Ideas for you. I’m so sorry your going through this. I’m in Oregon and I went through Dr Maggie Yu - she runs an expensive but helpful program out of Washington (it’s online based) I’ve met her in person so I trust her.
Natalie, thanks for being so vulnerable and sharing with your viewers. I've been a follower for a few years now, and always find your videos so encouraging, relatable, and uplifting. You're in my prayers! ❤
I’ve never had a headache or a toothache thank god but I suffer from depression and anxiety it’s a constant struggle. I’ll pray for you and you can pray for me lol no really I need it. I remember my sister making a comment like I shouldn’t be depressed because I have a new house but honestly you know this material things don’t help depression. And I have a constant struggle with laundry ❤
ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT, THERE'S POWER IN THE NAME OF JESUS!
BLESSINGS, LOVE YOU!
PRAYING for everyone that's going through health problems 🙏.
I will be keeping you in my thoughts, I hope you regain health so soon, and have as much comfort and joy as you can in the meantime. I love seeing you on my feed always!
Thank you, Natalie for sharing your story. Praying things get better for you. What you said about being grateful, yet still anxious and scared I totally get that. I waited 2 weeks for dermatologist biopsy results and l was freaking out. Turns out I don't have melanoma, which I'm extremely thankful for, but I do have abnormal cells and need to have it removed. So even though I'm very blessed and try to focus on that I'm also dealing with anxiety. The way you explained it makes perfect sense. It's ok to feel this way. We're human and even if it's not the worse case scenario, thank God, it's still hard for us. Blessings!!
So sorry about your migraines. Truly sounds awful.
I’m curious would you do a video on how you structure you work time on a weekly basis ? I work full time from home as does my husband. I would love to see how you make it work as a full time job.
FIrst off, happy birthday. You're a sweet soul and a wonderful role model as a Christian mom and wife. I'm sorry you are going through this health trial again. Thanks for sharing with us so we can pray for you and your family and so we understand if you need time and space from You Tube. I respect your privacy and encourage it. The new books look like a couple of great resources for your family.
Natalie, I had a very similar experience with clinical OCD as a teenager and young adult. I still deal with it, but not nearly to the same extent. Thank you for showing me that I am not alone ❤
I'm praying for you and your family in this hard sense.
Praying for you 💕 migraines truly suck! I’ve dealt with them since puberty as well. Mine seem to be centralized around an area where I had a bad head wound as a kid… maybe some brain trauma there? I really hope your docs can help you find some answers and remedies sooner rather than later 🙏
I’m so sorry! 😞 As someone else who suffers from migraines, I know how truly terrible they are and how anxiety inducing they are.
Wow! This all sounds so much like my sister, who after 10 years was diagnosed with MS. Identical symptoms, though I'm NOT saying that's what you have, simply sharing that she too struggled for a long time to get a complete picture of what she was dealing with.
Not only is it not a "pain Olympics", everything is relative. Depending on where we are in our lives determines how and how much we can overcome our challenges. A good support system is key and it appears that you definitely have that. 😊
That Seven Brides for Seven Brothers moment! 😊
Migraines as a child are terrifying, I was diagnosed when I was so young I don’t remember not having them. My mental health was the biggest casualty in this battle as a child and teen. I didn’t get a week of relief until I was an adult so I say with all the love and support I can muster, please take care of yourself first. We will be here patiently waiting for you as long as you need.
Happy birthday Natalie, so sorry you’re having to deal with this again. Sending all my prayers of health your way. ❤ thanks for sharing your heart today and always ❤
Thank you, my friend! 🩵🌸
I wanted to stop and say that I truly appreciate your intentional sharing-- of your health journey, of your children's privacy, of your music choices in this video. I appreciate your vulnerability and I have enjoyed reading comments and seeing how many people your sharing is positively impacted. God bless you, Natalie
Ocular headaches are horrendous. I am so so sorry. Hopefully, the doctors will be able to come up with a cure. I swear even hearing you talk about this gives me PTSD.
I'm so sorry! I've got clinical OCD (I've commented about this before) and that alone can be a beast. I hope you will heal and find answers ❤
Dr. Berg is a wonderful resource
Thank you for sharing & making those of us that share similar experiences feel less alone. Especially with OCD- knowing that other people’s brains work like this is really comforting. I’m sorry that you are going through this season. My “bad season” was last year. In and out of the ER with panic attacks. I’m healing through the Grace of the Lord & I know He will heal you too. Prayers for full & complete healing from you and may He bless you with more than you lost 🤍
Natalie, I'm so sorry for all you've gone through. I can't imagine the pain physically and emotionally you're (and your family) have gone through. Praying for you, Weston and your kiddos! ❤
Migraine Aura last week could only see half of my husband standing doing dishes this lasted 25 whole minutes then the nausea which is hard then headache.. I never know what brings it on ..: Hiw can I relax when I never know when it’s coming 😢
I fully know this fear. It’s so oppressive and debilitating. My heart is with you and I am praying for you! 🩵
Dear Natalie sorry to hear you’ve not been well, I will keep you in my prayers 🙏 and I would like to wish you a belated happy birthday my love to you all xxxxx
❤🙏❤️Sweet Natalie, I haven’t been active on social media in a while because of chronic illness and chronic mental issues of OCD very much like what you experienced in your preteens (I am almost 58 y.o.)
I offer so much LOVE and PRAYER SUPPORT to you. I share your faith in the Lord, and clinging to Christ is the very best thing we can do under any circumstance. Sending love to you and your precious family 💜🙏💜
Thank you! I broke my foot earlier this month and I’ve had a lot of people tell me “well it could have been worse.” I had to remind myself I can have my own feelings regardless of what others say. I’ll be praying for you. ❤
I also started to get migraines as a preteen. They were horrible. I found as an adult medicine helped me. I'm so sorry you are going through this and I hope you find relief.
Long time viewer. I took a much needed social media break. I'm pregnant with our rainbow baby after being told I'd never be able to carry. I made it to 12 weeks yesterday 🙌. I've been so sick though and have had to get weekly fluid and vitamin infusion weekly. I've felt so drained and it's been so hard to be in good spirits. I finally had some good energy today to spend time in the backyard with the dogs, it felt good to be in the sunshine.
You might have cluster headaches. Your description sounds just like my friend’s headaches. It took several years for her to get diagnosed.
Natalie, I'm sorry you've been having such a difficult time. 🥺
I'm so glad your family is taking good care of you!😊
I'm keeping you in my prayers!🙏
❤Marietta Anderson
Oh, Natalie, I’m so sorry you’ve been experiencing such horrible migraines and other tough situations on top of that. My heart goes out to you and your family. I’m grateful that you have such amazing support from your family and that none of the scary stuff happened. I know how debilitating migraines are, having gone to the emergency room for them myself. I’m praying 🙏🏻 that they go away and never come back. You are so strong. Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your experiences with us. You are not alone ❤. Your channel has been a big light in my life as I recently went through a mental health crisis and was hospitalized. Your content has helped me immensely in my healing journey and I’m grateful for you. Thank you.
As a women who suffers from chronic migraine, I understand…truly!! God bless and take care!!
My sister, mother and I all have this unknown neuro-muscular degeneration and with it comes debilitating migraine-I’ve had constant head pain (with flare ups) since 2012, and no meds have cut it. I’ve had to quit working in 2022 from everything, but it was specifically after leaving work for the ER multiple times over months for this type of migraine.
Everyone is different, so I can’t tell you one thing or another about easing up your pain, but I found that stress plays a huge part of worsening them. Same for over-exertion. I feel best when I’m not pushing too hard, which is easier said than done as a mom. Having a family that is willing to step up and take care of you certainly is the key to recovery. Hope you find some relief!
Natalie, have you tried trigger point therapy for your migraines? Many, many headaches come from trigger points in the neck muscles, and TrP Therapy can be extremely helpful and often miraculous. Praying for you to find some relief....🙏❤🙏