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March 18, 2021March 18, 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, 2020 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

July 23, 2020August 9, 2020 Nikki chronic illness, chronic pain, complementary/alternative treatments, self-care, wellbeing

Visual Journaling

Visual Journaling is part Journal and par Art therapy and that is what makes it quite effective as a process to help us release our inner thoughts and emotions. Art therapy, after all, is simply a process of creativity to express ourselves. Sometimes when we journal it is very linear. I did this. Then this. … Continue reading Visual Journaling

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