1)Didion refers to the migraines of her early years as a "shameful secret." "Migraine headaches," she writes, "were, as everyone who did not have them knew, imaginary." Why would she be ashamed of migraines?(ACES form). 2) To what extent are Didion's migraines her "fault"? (Consider the notion of a "migraine personality," which Didion describes as "ambitious, inward, intolerant of error, rather rigidly organized, perfectionist." Migraine has physiological and chemical origins, but manifests in reaction to psychological stimuli and quirks of personality. How does this make it different from cancer, a flu?)

3)What is the silver lining, benefit of a migraine?