Hobbies – Brainless Blogger

July 23, 2021December 14, 2021 Nikki chronic illness, chronic pain, Hobbies, lifestyle, wellbeing

Writing about your pain

I have been a blogger for many, many years and I also write fantasy fiction. To me, there is something very powerful about creative writing when it comes to chronic pain management. Both when it comes to writing about my pain and when it comes to engaging in creative writing, which is fundamentally a passion … Continue reading Writing about your pain

March 18, 2021December 19, 2021 Nikki chronic illness, chronic pain, complementary/alternative treatments, coping, Hobbies, wellbeing

Creative pursuits and how it helps cope with chronic pain

I have used art and creativity to cope with chronic pain since I have had chronic pain. I started with journals when I was young. I went to writing fiction. Then blogging. Poetry. And then drawing and painting. It has nothing to do with being good at it. It has to do with being able … Continue reading Creative pursuits and how it helps cope with chronic pain

December 22, 2020January 7, 2022 Nikki complementary/alternative treatments, Hobbies, self-care, therapy

Migraine art

Here is some of the migraine art I have made so far this year. It reminds me of a migraine poem I wrote awhile back. Shattered Blue, black, and red stars dance behind the mind Pain shatters within and breaks the world apart. What can I do but, crawl through infinity, to a new day to … Continue reading Migraine art

December 15, 2020February 18, 2022 Nikki chronic illness, chronic pain, Hobbies, wellbeing

Disability: Fulfillment without traditional work

The less functional I became over time with chronic pain and the more I struggled at work the more useless I felt. The more of a failure as a Person I felt. The more worthless I felt. This got worse as my life shrunk because I had less usable hours to be able to function … Continue reading Disability: Fulfillment without traditional work

November 12, 2020December 4, 2021 Nikki chronic illness, chronic pain, Hobbies, holidays/events, self-care, wellbeing

Chronically ill Christmas gift ideas

This is my holiday list of great gift ideas for people with chronic illnesses. I have made lists of great chronic illness products for gifts before and I will link to those. But this is more a list of things that are not specific to us being ill, that are just good ideas for things … Continue reading Chronically ill Christmas gift ideas

March 12, 2020July 26, 2020 Nikki complementary/alternative treatments, coping, Hobbies

Art therapy: drawing

So I am still working on doing some drawing as personal art therapy. I find it an effective pain distraction as I have to be intent on my focus on what I am doing. I have been teaching myself because we do not have art therapy in our area. Some of the art I have … Continue reading Art therapy: drawing