I'm a chronic migraine sufferer. I get them fairly regularly and they typically last between 24 and 72 hours, though they have gone longer before. They are basically completely debilitating and I can barely function in any capacity while they're in full effect. I have since found new(to me) ways to manage them to be less severe or more likely to let up sooner, but that's not the focus of this story.

I used to have a lot of lingering self-doubts centered around my migraines. I used to regularly wonder if what I was experiencing was just what other people called normal headaches, the kind they'd just tolerate and keep going about their day. I started to assume I was just weak and pathetic because I couldn't power through my headaches the way I saw other people do. It was very disheartening during a time where I had especially poor self-image and self-confidence. This thought process went on for years unchecked.

Finally, 6ish years ago now, a close friend of mine sent me a message: "I think I have an actual migraine for the first time in my life, how the fuck do you live like this?" I offered him every trick I know to help reduce the severity of a migraine, to some degree of success. That night when I was lying in bed, his words starting sinking in and I realized I shouldn't be so readily dismissive of what I deal with. Eventually this led me to a much healthier mindset:

There is no objective measure of pain, only a measure of how it impacts you as an individual.

Pain is strictly subjective and dwelling on how it impacts others is only going to burden you down even more. Don't be ashamed of how deeply any given thing hurts you, physically or emotionally. You are surviving pain that is overwhelming to you, and that means you're strong.

OUROBOROS v1.2

The Bachelor's Degree for Minor Patches Update

🐍Play it now on your computer🐍

I got my degree this week! And to celebrate (?), I finally decided to go ahead and do the update I wanted to do like 6 months ago but got too busy to.

Changes:

• Brand New exhibition mode! A shorter mode that takes you through the highlights of the game in quick succession. Good if you don't have a lot of time to be on the computer (reasonable.
• The game doesn't randomly crash anymore! the nefarious and unknowable bug has finally been squashed. You can now play OUROBOROS for as long as you like. You can even leave it on while you do other things, much like an oven.
• Some other minor changes/optimizations that I don't think anyone would notice, which is Okay.

Un-changes:

• Still no control configuration.... Sorry about that one. Making the kind of system for that is a lot of work and I sadly just wasn't feeling it today. Hopefully next time I update this game.

Hoping this would tide people over while I keep working on cycle. Please check it out!!

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