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I'm currently waddling about on two sticks - it'll take me a while to do anything much, BUT - if you'd like to harry, push, bully or encourage me, it'll help: I need the push. I've had a lot of pain, but find some relief from a TENS machine, which I can recommend. I know I've contributed very little lately, but - well, here's the reason; plus computer issues, but I'd have overcome those long ago if it weren't for the constant pain. Not seeking sympathy - you all have your own problems ! But I felt an explanation was due. Mind you - I AM lazy, as well.....
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It's your mindset Robert. Chronic pain and immobility can beat you down to the bone. Chronic pain, difficult to treat and some forms of it, no treatment at all. So, what do you do. Use distraction methods that lead focus away from the pain. Set yourself a task and be determined to complete it. You have to find strategies for coping with the pain and mobility issues you are facing. I hope this doesn't sound to harsh Robert and I am speaking from experience here. Positivity is the key if you want to swim rather than just tread the water. It is a challenging time for you at the moment so maybe put your focus into a manageable drawing or painting and task yourself to complete it.
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You've always come across as a person with a positive outlook to life, Robert. Age and pain creep upon us like two little demons, good to read you have found some relief with the TENS machine and hopefully have kicked these two little gits into touch, for a while at least. An item to keep in mind.
Bully you, ha, ha, ha, I don't think so. Encourage, yes. Do you have any misty or stormy pictures of Yaverland beach? Would you take up the 'gentle nudge' to take up your brushes and canvas and paint a view, including some rocky outcrop. No rush, mind. Would be nice before Christmas . . .
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Chin up Robert. Wise words above. As Denise suggests, set yourself a task, maybe a pencil drawing, and a time limit. A view from your window maybe? You are as far as I know the only one of us on the Isle of Wight, so perhaps a subject there?
Incidentally for various reasons I find that producing a painting takes me much longer than it used to, often a month or so with many gaps! I find it harder to sit for long painting and of course there’s the laziness as well!
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What Denise has said about pain being a mindset is very true , it never goes away totally but you can develop ways of coping with the worse times. As someone who unfortunately need to use crutches for a long time and at first hated everything about then I’ve learned to see then as a positive thing, without then I count walk anywhere near as much as I do . I still do t lime the idea of having to use them but they are just a part of my everyday routine, try to see them as something that enables you to achieve things not as a negative , like Denise I speak from experience of both walking aids and and pain management. . Bully you no chance , oh just get on with it will you , no seriously Robert you are a strong minded person use some of that to get your self in control of the pain , no it won’t totally disappear unfortunately but it won’t stop you doing things if you do .
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It’s true what Denise has said. Focusing on ones pains and they go on haunting us. When I am painting, sketching, or drawing I am in another place, another world even. I know a man that made wooden toys, and his broken wrist did not stop him from working away with his tools. I expect there are many an illustration like that.
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I don't think focussing on, still less obsessing over, one's pain is ever a useful thing to do. But it does kill the urge to get the brushes out; the real problem for me in recent weeks was working out what an engineer had done to my computer, and what Microsoft (hiss, spit!) had caused when I installed Windows 365 - it meant I couldn't save or post pictures; and when everything from the hairline down is causing you pain, you really don't want to be fighting your technology: that tends to immobilize the brain at the point when you most need it. I don't have any problem with working through pain when I know what I'm doing - but when it comes to tech, I DON'T know what I'm doing - once upon a time, before the internet, this wouldn't have mattered. Now - concentrating on things on which I don't want to concentrate at the best of times presents a problem or three.
But I've plenty to show you, when I've sorted these issues out. Hold yourselves in readiness....
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