Your central starting point for the psychosocial counselling services for people with cluster headache and those around them.
Support with pain management, the uncertainty before attacks and the psychosocial consequences of the condition.
Orientation and concrete help for people who accompany someone affected and want to ease their burden.
A direct way to get in touch for a no-obligation initial conversation and to clarify your next steps.
Texts for patients and relatives that make typical counselling topics tangible – from self-care to dealing with acute crises.
Why chronic clusters of pain place such a heavy burden on mental health – and which factors have a stabilising effect.
Read the article (in German)Concrete routines for easing the strain between attacks – without sweeping esoteric promises.
Read the article (in German)An honest piece about what happens when cluster headache takes control psychologically – and when professional help is needed.
Read the article (in German)Why the “suicide headache” does not carry that name by accident – and which paths lead out of acute crises.
Read the article (in German)Why the intensity of cluster attacks is so hard to describe – and which images and phrases help in conversation.
Read the article (in German)The essential basics for understanding what the person at your side is going through – and what they do not need.
Read the article (in German)How conversations with the people around you can be held so that patients feel understood rather than smothered.
Read the article (in German)A guide for relatives: what to do during a severe attack and when to call for outside help.
Read the article (in German)Why relatives must not forget themselves – and how to tell when your own reserves are running low.
Read the article (in German)For questions or a personal reply: verein@clusterkopfschmerzen.at or directly via the main site: clusterberatung.at.
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