Migraine Auras

Okay... disclaimer:
I don't have a migraine. I haven't had a migraine in at least a year or two...
also:
This is not really about New Zealand whatsoever.

I will tie it in to my New Zealand blog by saying in my Cross Cultural Psych class I am taking here in New Zealand, we were talking about altered states of consciousness and migraines the other day, and my teacher showed a video of a "migraine aura" ... something I have experienced a few times in my life and never have been able to properly articulate. Finally! A video to explain! Genius!

It was just very exciting to see it and think "omgomgomg this is what I have been trying to explain for years!"

When I get a migraine (which is super rare, I've probably had five tops) I "go blind" in one eye. I always just say I go blind, because I don't know how else to explain it. Apparently it's a "migraine aura." The video shows it in color, but when it happens to me it's just black and white, and it doesn't stop half way, it continues to fill my entire vision until one whole eye is blind.

Anyway click here to see it!!!
Woooo migraines.