Migraines and Hugs

The Neural Theory:
When nerves in the brain stem become irritated, a migraine begins. In response, the body releases chemicals which cause inflammation of the blood vessels.

IT'S SOMETHING LIKE THAT WHEN IT COMES TO THE STRANGE EQUATIONS OF FRIENDSHIP...

Assuming that you know yourself, you learn things about others and then you decide you like what you have learned and you give people hugs and call them friends. The one day you realize, "son of a bitch, they're full of shit!" Then it begins. There's no medication to cure quickly enough the bizarre emotions that are caused by other's who give in to another illness: ignorance. The chemicals enter the equation in an angry dash to fix things...sometimes with destructive formulas. The entire process is exhausting. But like all migraines, they go away. Anger, frustration, and disappointment in others eventually goes away, for at least long enough to remind us that when everything in our friendships is beautifully complicated life feels worth it. These headaches, these issues, will come back. And sometimes, right before they happen, we have just enough time to take a breath and brace ourselves for what's coming.

And the beautiful part:

Being lucky enough to know that the person you're going through the migraines for, is totally worth it...