Revealing the experience of the patient's migraine in terms of the spiritual self-healing

Introduction: Migraine patients often experience spiritual and psychological suffering due to the impact of painful headaches, which disrupts their daily functionality. Through observing the spiritual self-healing process of such patients, we can design strategies to assist them in coping with and overcoming their suffering and pain. In this context, this study aimed to unveil the spiritual self-healing process of patients with migraine. Methods This qualitative descriptive study was carried out from 2024 to 2025 among migraine patients in Iran. The participants were recruited purposively from clients attending six healthcare centers in Bam, Iran. Data collection was achieved through conducting semi-structured interviews, and analysis with the Greenheim and Lundman method. The quality of data was established based on the standards developed by Lincon and Goba Results The interviews of 25 migraine patients (15 woman and 10 man) yielded data that were grouped into four broad categories and twelve subcategories. The first, "Striving for spiritual transcendence by being connected to God," has two subcategories: "Embracing God's Destiny " and "Faith in God." The second, "Attempts at Developing Collective Spirituality," has two subcategories: "Seeking Connection" and "Constructing a Collective Spiritual Space." The third, "Development of Spiritual Self-Awareness," has six subcategories: "Modification of Attitude and Self-Control," "Establishing Communication Boundaries," "Situational Analysis and Stress Management," "Sketching the Horizon of Future Communication," "Identifying spiritual attractions and self-purification," and "Spiritual Self-Calculation.". The fourth category, "Reconciliation with Creation," contains two subcategories: "Utilizing Natural Expressions of Creation" and "Connection with the Other World". Conclusion The present study has enlightened intelligent solutions grounded in headache patients' self-healing processes. Inner religious powers are invoked by patients in an effort to manage chronic headache and undergo religious and psychological development.