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Halesowen, UK

What activities help you to be distracted from your pain?

October 28, 2016
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Members shared diverse strategies for coping with pain on difficult days, ranging from creative outlets like crafting, card-making,... Read more

Members shared diverse strategies for coping with pain on difficult days, ranging from creative outlets like crafting, card-making, scrapbooking, and sewing to simple comforts like watching favorite movies, cuddling with pets, or collecting rocks outdoors. Several members emphasized that activities requiring concentration and mental engagement work best to distract from pain, while others found solace in meditation, comedy, or even just caring for chickens. A recurring theme was the importance of finding something personally meaningful that brings joy and allows you to lose yourself in the moment, even when the pain itself never fully goes away.

A MyFibroTeam Member

On the worst of worst days, I will watch movies and lay in bed with my dogs. They are such comfort.
If I am able to sit in a chair, I sew. It is my thing that I enjoy well enough to get lost in. If you could find something that you enjoy enough to lose yourself in it for some time, that is the thing to use to keep your mind occupied and off the pain.

October 29, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

Making own Xmas cards this year so has a trip to Hobby Craft today☺️

October 29, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

Try to surround your self with someone or something that brings joy to you. I meditate. Listen to a guided mediation of pain and relaxation. I also love comedy. Laughter reduces stress and pain.

October 28, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

These answers are fab! I love to craft that's my number one love, especially this time of the year! Xxx

October 29, 2016
A MyFibroTeam Member

I get into my craft. Anything that takes my mind off the pain. The more you have to concentrate the more you forget the pain, so complicated is good, something new is good and creating is good if I can get into that zone. Blessings SaltashSuzie

October 29, 2016

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