November 29th, 2011 2:24 am

Depressed? You have to be, you just have to!

By |2013-10-14T11:07:48+11:00November 29th, 2011|Categories: About, Manage, My treatment|Tags: |

I remember friends, family, practitioners asking me how I was... "how am I?", I didn't know who I was let alone how I was!!!!!!!! I couldn't cross the street, had to turn spell check on my computer, couldn't speak from the piercing sound of my own voice bouncing in my own ears, couldn't go out, couldn't coordinate myself, I thought everyone who drove was going to kill themselves I was so disorientated all the time, and I couldn't choose between three apples if you asked me to! I slept like a dead person, had no energy, I took a huge dive into the deepest of caves. Actually to sum it up folks, I was depressed... yes, on the anti depressants. That was enough for me to see I didn't need that sort of medication. There had to be another way and I found it.

November 28th, 2011 10:57 pm

Express yourself

By |2017-12-11T09:33:36+11:00November 28th, 2011|Categories: Funnies, Learn, Manage, Personal resources|Tags: , , |

I often don't feel like talking or explaining the same boring chronic pain story over and over. And I'm thinking there may be a few people out there who feel the same. So, here's some artwork for you folks. Feel free to use it to order caps, t shirts, mugs, honestly, do whatever you want with it, just don't take my name off or manipulate the artwork. Oh, and pop me a message of thanks. Perhaps even come back with some images and I'll create a pain gallery!!!

November 23rd, 2011 7:18 am

Art and distraction

By |2022-09-05T11:26:11+10:00November 23rd, 2011|Categories: Creativity, Learn, Living, Manage, My treatment, Personal resources|Tags: , , , |

My creativity has been one of my main coping mechanisms through my chronic pain life. It's the place I go to feel free, release the steam, express my pain, and to get distracted to the point of pain! But it's worth it every time. There isn't a lot I can achieve with my capacity so one drawing, one painting over months, one post on my blog... anything, it's all worth it.

November 20th, 2011 3:06 am

Help? Yes please

By |2012-01-16T07:17:31+11:00November 20th, 2011|Categories: Learn, Manage, Personal resources|Tags: , |

This shouldn't take too long to grasp but I understand it may take a little while to actually put it into motion... Not used to having help hey? Well I wasn't either, never needed any. But once I realised I could get more out of my day by learning "Yes please", it got easier to say it. In fact I ask for help now. I even leave things on the floor if its a bad day (just push it aside with my foot, it'll be dealt with later) because I realise it means more capacity to do other things and LESS PAIN. Of course this only applies if you have help...

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