What coping mechanisms do you find helpful to ease the daily pain or stress caused from your disability?
Hey everyone! Despite the daily stresses and pain a disability can cause someone, it can be a huge relief to find peace in a coping mechanism. Although I personally don't have a disability, I do have Tourette's Syndrome, and I often find that if I distract myself from my tics, it can be help immensely. Some coping mechanisms I personally find helpful are sketching and art in general, writing, listening to calming music, reading a hard-to-put-down book, watching an interesting movie, and even skiing when the season is around! However, everyone is different. What coping mechanisms do you find helpful?
You have a value , you are here for a reason...
Just look for what fits you more?
May be I am not disable one...but I have periods of illness made me like disable in which I can discover myself and develope my life for better...
Really it makes me looks how much nice world I live in ?
Before I didnt notice...
Every day sunrise is a gift.
Asmile to someone or from is a gift.
Rain view or sound is a gift.
Green trees uprising to sky is a gift.
Air is a gift.
Mind is a gift.
Heart is gift.
Helping other is a gift.
Really contentment is most valuable gifts.
Our life is really a gift but we focus on our physical needs only....
We have body , brain , and soul...
I hope you get my concept to look to your life not by positive point if view but from point of contentment.
March 8, 2018 is my second hearing date. Stressed out to the max.
@stacy46
Good luck!
@stacy46 good luck!
@stacy46 Thanks for the prayers and well wishes. I got approved for disability!
I just try to forget or think about the positive and negative sides of me being disabled and if I'm not
@Q59
Emphasizing the positive's can definitely help! Despite having a disability, I think it's important to recognize that you have some abilities. Focus on what abilities you do have, rather than the abilities that you don't have can help
@Q59 its always good to remember to look at the positives! its so easy to get caught up in the negative
@Emily619 researching natural health solutions for my issues, planning a garden, designing things like custom clothing for myself to fit my disability needs and storage for keeping things organized... constant pain can disrupt the thought process and memory and make it difficult to remember to do everything, so organizing helps to keep things readily available for my needs. The computer helps a lot with spreadsheet programs that i can use to keep things as orderly and organized as i can. Drawing, writing, upcycling things that people throw in the trash... making it new and nice for my own use... collecting things that can be used by people i know who also in the same disability boat... finding things for free is an awesome way to help myself and others... and recycling makes me feel like i am doing something good for the world-wide community. And sharing ideas (improvement ideas) with others to help expand their world, empower them and help them find little ways out of the dark world of disabilities and low-level income. These are some of my coping mechanisms. feel free to message me if you need ideas... I am full of them most of the time.
@inventiveHouse2965
Those are awesome coping mechanisms; I'm so glad they work for you!
@inventiveHouse2965 these all sound like great coping mechanisms
@inventiveHouse2965 thats super cool! Keep it up!
@inventiveHouse2965
That's really Cool, helpful and fun great ideas.
@inventiveHouse2965 Thanks for sharing
@inventiveHouse2965 exercises and fun time with friends are very relaxing for me.
Reading helps me. I find its a nice distraction from when I feel overwhelmed about certain aspects of my disorder. Also, my best friend helps me a lot too.
@PinkFloyd65
Reading definitely helps 
What're your favorite genres?
@Emily619 I love reading romances as well as science fiction the most. I also like art and music books, and books related to animals.
@PinkFloyd65 i love reading!
thnaku
@LibbyDouglas
You're welcome, anytime!
My cats are my number one resource. The love of a pet is unconditional. I don
@UnambitiousKitten
I love animals as coping mechanisms! Do you own dogs as well?
@Emily619
I don
@UnambitiousKitten
Kitties are awesome
I like to color while listening to music
@Fireskye13
That's a great coping mechanism! Adult coloring books are quite soothing, indeed
@Emily619 thx but I use kids coloring books
I eat a lot of bonbons which relaxes the muscles around my mouth and neck which are often tensed up because of my facial tics. It can also somehow distract the muscles from ticing too much so when I go out I almost always take a good amount of bonbons with me haha.
@izate
I have tics, too, and I remember my therapist suggested bon bons as a distraction from tics. I'm glad they're helping you!
@Emily619 Hey, I never heard that anyone else does that too. It somehow feels really good to hear that others have similar stuff going on. :) Bonbons ftw. :D
