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The Chronic Elephant blog by hellytheelephant

Discussion in 'Relationships and coping' started by hellytheelephant, Feb 4, 2018.

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    Would love to see some of your stitching- if you feel like sharing.(?)
    I have done a few kits, but am a very untidy sewer! X
     
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    Does anyone make art using an ipad or other digital media? A friend of mine designs pots on his.
     
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    I think I knew at the time it was a hugely unhelpful and stupid thing to say, but it certainly didn't help my confidence, and made me not want to be noticed. My work was very figuative,as was my illustration work. Now I love making abstract art.
     
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    Beautiful pastel design :)
     
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    @hellytheelephant Thanks for posting this, very well written, encapsulates so much and resonates for me on many levels.
     
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    Referring to the pain scales you mention in your blog i.e. marking one's pain from zero to ten, I have noticed an inconsistency in how "10" is described. People could be asked to compare their pain to the worst pain they've ever had or it could be the worst pain they can imagine. These are not the same number as far as I'm concerned, and might not be for others, and I could imagine a scenario where people would be under-treated for pain as a result if the wrong question was asked.

    I was brought up to consider admitting to pain as humiliating, and I should be ashamed and embarrassed of feeling that way. It seems to me that society doesn't want to be made uncomfortable by someone else's pain, and I consider that to be a terrible thing. Why does a Pain Clinic suggest that pain should be hidden? It baffles me.

    One of the things I hate is other people's pain being used for entertainment purposes, in such programs as "You've Been Framed". Pain isn't funny and shouldn't be dismissed as unimportant. It can destroy lives if it gets bad enough and goes on for long enough.
     
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    there has been times when i wish that only one bear was mauling me . i liked the second pain scale .
     
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    @Arnie Pye I totally agree! My rating of ten would be 'I am barely conscious and am dying on a battlefield' but probably we all have a different idea. I think as well, the same pain can feel better/worse depending on things like have you slept/ been bereaved, or noise pollution. Weather is a big issue for me too...

    Pain's not in any sense funny..but I do wonder whether people laugh out of relief that the person's not seriously hurt ( like Chaplin/ Buster Keaton movies?) It's kinda cruel really...
     
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    Yeah- those blasted bears always turn up with a friend.:confused:
    I hope it's a small bear sort of day for you today. X
     
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    I have written a new blog, but first I would like to thank @Trish and the other moderators for coping for my scattergun approach to posting. Thank you so much, and thanks to Trish for tracking down all the Blogs.

    Ok so the latest Blog is called: M.E. - The Body Snatching Illness:
    I have written about the time when I was trying to juggle working full time with the sense that M.E.had taken over my body.
    https://thechronicelephant.blogspot.com/2022/06/me-invasion-of-body-snatching-illness.html
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    Very good, Helly. I'm enjoying watching bits of the Tour de France, though I don't have the endurance necessary to stick with a whole day's racing.
     
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    Love the Tour de France one Helly. :thumbup:
     

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