Dealing With Headaches

One of the alternative therapies that has some definate clout in pain relif is color therapy (colour therapy to those of you in the UK). I’m going to say up front that I do not recommend color therapy as a COMPLETE replacement for conventional medicine. But there is a large body of evidence to suggest that color therapy for migraines used in conjunction with conventional medicine can help ease migraine pain and the stress that goes with it.

Do I Use Color Therapy?

I do use color therapy for migraines, to a point. I do still take over the counter medicines, watch my caffiene intake, my diet and meditate to manage my stress levels. I also find complaining a lot helps the intensity of my migraine pain, but I have a feeling that only works for me. (”Yes, Rena — ONLY you!”)

I find pastel colors and dark colors help decrease the intesity of my migraine pain and help me deal with any panic attacks I may get as a result of the migraine. All I do is either change my clothes, put on sunglasses, handle a pretty crystal or gemstone of the desired color or even think about the color I’d rather be looking at.

There are many variations on color therapy for migraines, of which I only do a few. The advantage of color therapy for migraines is that there aren’t any side effects. The disadvantage is that in no way replaces the need to go to a doctor and follow his or her advice. There are many reasons why you can have migraines, and you need to be sure your migraines are properly diagnosed in order to get the best treatment.

Know Thyself

Another disadvantage of color therapy for migraines is that there are no hard and fast rules for what color works best for what condition. This is because we all have individula associations with each color. Although I find black to be an extrememly soothing color (especially for migraine pain), black can be a scary or off-putting color for some people. It all depends on your past experiences with that color.

You need to experiment with colors to see which ones are soothing to look at for you, both physically and mentally.

One of the reasons you might select colors the way you do could be because of your chakras. If you are studying Paganism, Eastern philosophies and healing, Hinduism or have read about them before for other health and spritiual purposes, then you might want to try choosing colors that promote your head chakra’s well being. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, don’t worry about it. Colors for your head chakras (depending on what system you study) include indigo, dark purple and white.

Although there are such professionals as color therapists, you don’t really need to go to one if you spend the time to do some basic research through books, websites and articles such as this blogpost.

Color therapy for migraines is not for everyone, especially for people who don’t believe it can help. There is quite a bit of mind over matter needed for this alternative therapy to be in any way effective. But don’t worry if you don’t like the sound (or sight) of color therapy for migraines. There are many other therapies to choose from.

One of the reasons I like color therapy is that it makes me feel that I have more control over my own health. Hope this helps.