Favourite Diversions From Pain
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After reading some of the posts lately, I started thinking about what diversion tactics I use to block out the pain. It got me wondering what tactics you all use.
Apart from getting on with life as best I can, I do a few things to take my mind off it all. Doing simple crosswords, I don't have the
or patience for cryptic. Watching TV programs like Antique
Roadshow and watching movies. Reading novels, and going online to read articles. Finally reading and responding to this forum. Tomorrow I am going to attempt to make a healthy cake, wish me luck.
Meg
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I had a friend whose granddaughter was into self harm. During her counselling sessions it came out that sometimes she did it so the pain of cutting or burning herself would take her mind off her emotional pain. Distraction therapy I guess.
I think that's what Mindfulness technique is all about, trying to focus the brain away from the pain. I'm hopeless at visualisation but keep being told that it works for pain management, if only I could actually conjur up a picture in my head.
For me, cooking is my 'escape'. Even if I'm finding it difficult to do food prep as it's painful to hold utensils, knives, etc., I find pottering around in the kitchen being creative is great to take my mind off all the other crap.
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christine26761 loxie
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in my mind quite clearly..lol.. I just love cooking too...I must have every gadget there is availabe to make it easier tooo.. At the moment the OA in my hands/fingers/thumbs is quite bad-winter in Oz...I have just bought 3 pairs of fingerless arthritis gloves, their amazing...I can actually peel Vegies in them without dropping them or cutting myself..yay..victory...it doesn't matter if they dirty it get run under the tap...their grey..wash perfectly, having 3 pairs fixes that, they are cotton and Lycra 2 pairs have a corse palm..so they can hang onto stuff..I know I'm raving..but when you find something that really works for you..it's like party time..lol....Cooking always takes my mind off the Fibro crap too..be blessed Loxie..have a lovely day..it's about 9pm here, I've just got home from dinner out with 8 church friends...I usually have a special knife in my bag...but forgot take it..grrr...few probs..like dropping my cutlery on the plate..everyone looking at where that noise come from...should have stood and curtsied..lol...nothing too bad..even though I thought I'd ordered right food...anyway it was very enjoyable..trouble is when you cook and create in the kitchen,..I tend to be a bit critical if their food...but it's great for getting recipe ideas though...:-) xx
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