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
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
Pain Art
I found some wonderful art reflecting Pain in all its forms... Sometimes artwork can express what we cannot. Sometimes it reflects what is inside us deep down that we never quite say out loud. Christophe Hohler – Pain Paint Rot Howl Christophe Hohler – Pain Paint Rot Howl Marcus Ortega- Agony Agony- Marcus Ortega Andrew … Continue reading Pain Art
A Chronic Voice: May prompts
Join A Chronic Voice for blogger May Prompts! Prompts for May ForeseeingPanickingUpbringingAccessingSoothing This month of May is a very high awareness month. Here are some of them: I tend to focus on Fibromyalgia and Mental Health month since they impact me the most. However EDS since I have Joint Hypermobility syndrome and issue with that … Continue reading A Chronic Voice: May prompts
A migraine story in pictures and art
Chronic migraine is sort of a secretive thing. We fake a smile for the camera. Hide the pain behind a smile. Hard to see. Hard to know. Never see behind closed doors. But it is a lot of cancelled plans. A lot of pain. A lot of symptoms. A lot people do not see or … Continue reading A migraine story in pictures and art
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