{"slug":"types-of-headaches","name":"Types of Headaches","url":"/templates/types-of-headaches.jpg","w":483,"h":497,"top":"HEADACHE TYPES","bottom":"YOUR HEADACHE","description":"The Types of Headaches meme maker. A medical diagram shows migraine, hypertension, and stress headaches, but the 4th panel is YOUR custom headache with the entire head lit up red.","keywords":"types of headaches meme, headache meme, migraine meme, headache chart meme, medical diagram meme","year":2018,"origin":"Based on a real medical infographic showing where different types of headaches cause pain in the skull. The first three panels show partial pain zones for migraine, hypertension, and stress. The fourth panel shows the entire head lit up in red, implying the user's custom headache is far worse than all of them combined. The format works because everyone has that one specific thing that causes more pain than any medical condition. For another \"pain tier\" escalation format, see Clown Applying Makeup.","format":"template","textBoxes":[{"label":"Your Headache","x":48.8,"y":58,"w":46,"h":18,"placeholder":"What gives you a headache","fontFamily":"Arial","fontColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":0,"isBold":true,"isAllCaps":false,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":45,"opacity":1}],"exampleCaptions":["Trying to cancel a subscription that requires you to call a phone number"],"exampleAltText":"Types of Headaches meme where the worst headache is trying to cancel a subscription by phone","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-02-28","howToMake":["The Types of Headaches template is loaded with 1 text field in the bottom-right panel where the whole head is red","Fill in the text box with whatever gives you a headache worse than a migraine, hypertension, and stress combined","The text box is pre-positioned in the fourth panel. The first three medical headache types stay as-is for the joke to work","The diagram uses clean black text by default. Keep it clinical or switch to red to match the all-red skull panel","Download your headache chart as a PNG, or Copy it to paste into any conversation that needs a diagnosis"],"seo":{"aliases":["Headache Chart Meme","Types of Pain Meme","Headache Diagram Meme","Medical Headache Meme","Worst Headache Meme","All Red Head Meme"],"description":"Four quadrants of a medical headache diagram, each showing pain zones on a human skull. Migraine, hypertension, and stress get partial red shading. But the fourth panel shows the ENTIRE head engulfed in blazing red, representing whatever the user fills in. The format captures the absurd truth that some everyday annoyances cause more agony than actual medical conditions.","definition":"What causes more pain than a migraine, hypertension, and stress combined? This medical diagram leaves the fourth panel — skull fully engulfed in red — for you to fill in the answer.","useCases":[{"category":"Technology & Customer Service","examples":["Trying to cancel a gym membership that requires a notarized letter, a blood sacrifice, and an in-person visit","The printer saying \"paper jam\" when there is clearly no paper jam","Being on hold for 47 minutes only to get disconnected right before a human answers","Forgetting your password, resetting it, and being told \"new password cannot be the same as old password\"","Getting a CAPTCHA wrong 4 times in a row — am I even human anymore","The spinning wheel of death appearing right before you hit save"]},{"category":"Work & Office","examples":["\"Per my last email\" — the email that triggers a full-skull migraine every time","The coworker who replies-all to a company-wide email just to say \"thanks!\"","Being CC'd on an email thread with 47 messages that has nothing to do with you","Hearing \"let's circle back on this\" for the 6th time about the same thing","The meeting that could've been an email that spawns a follow-up meeting to discuss the email it could've been","Someone saying \"quick question\" and proceeding to explain a 20-minute problem"]},{"category":"Relationships & Social","examples":["Someone chewing with their mouth open directly next to you","\"We need to talk\" — 3 words, entire skull, immediate full-body shutdown","When they say \"I'm not mad\" in the tone of someone who is absolutely, catastrophically mad","Your friend who shows you a 9-minute TikTok while you're trying to leave","Being asked \"what are we?\" after the third date"]},{"category":"Parenting & Family","examples":["Stepping on a Lego at 2am in the dark","\"Are we there yet?\" asked every 4 minutes for a 6-hour drive","Your toddler asking \"why\" after every single answer you give for 45 minutes straight","Trying to get a child dressed when they've decided they're a noodle","The sound of silence when you have a toddler — silence means destruction","Assembling IKEA furniture with your partner while reading instructions in Swedish"]},{"category":"Shopping & Errands","examples":["The self-checkout machine saying \"UNEXPECTED ITEM IN BAGGING AREA\" when you put your item in the bagging area","Someone with 47 items in the \"15 items or less\" lane","Grocery shopping on a Sunday afternoon at Costco — abandon all hope","Trying to find a parking spot at the mall during the holidays","The person in front of you at checkout who pulls out a checkbook in 2026","Being stuck behind someone doing 10 under the speed limit in the left lane"]},{"category":"School & Education","examples":["\"The group project\" — two words, full skull, immediate dread","The professor who says \"this won't be on the test\" and then it's 40% of the test","Opening your laptop in class and the volume is at max from last night's YouTube binge","The fire alarm going off during your exam — you lose your train of thought permanently","Getting partnered with the person who \"will do their part over the weekend\" and never does"]},{"category":"Daily Life & Annoyances","examples":["That one mosquito at 3am that you can hear but can't find","Getting into bed, getting perfectly comfortable, then realizing you left the light on","When your headphone cord catches on a door handle and rips out of your ears","The fitted sheet that pops off the corner at 2am","Biting the inside of your cheek and then accidentally biting the same spot 3 more times","Sneezing while drinking — entire sinuses filled with whatever you were holding"]}]}}