my data can be viewed here
The data used in this project is self-reported. I have chosen to share 5 months of 2021 data (January to May) because these months were when my migraines were most frequent. While the frequency decreased after May, other sensory sensitivities and symptoms popped up - such as smell and visual hallucinations, which I want to convey using other sensory modalities in the future.
The data used in this project is self-reported. I have chosen to share 5 months of 2021 data (January to May) because these months were when my migraines were most frequent. While the frequency decreased after May, other sensory sensitivities and symptoms popped up - such as smell and visual hallucinations, which I want to convey using other sensory modalities in the future.
Since I know my migraines are triggered by stress, I wanted to uncover possible existing patterns between the emotions I had and pain levels I felt during migraines. Could I expect to have a more negative emotion like anxiety if my migraine had a pain level of 10 out of 10? Could I expect anything at all?
I tracked my emotions, pain level, weather, and other sensory symptoms I experienced. I personified my pain - I imagined what it would sound like, feel like, smell like. What environment it would live in. All of this has helped me to reclaim this lost time and a small sense of control over one of the sensory symptoms that effects me most - sound sensitivites.
Using sound as an analogy, I have translated 5 months of my migraine data into sound to better communicate to others what has become such a large part of my human experience.
Using sound as an analogy, I have translated 5 months of my migraine data into sound to better communicate to others what has become such a large part of my human experience.