Comments on: Coping with Pain through Writing https://booksbywomen.org/coping-with-pain-through-writing-by-february-grace/ Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:21:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 By: Paula Coston https://booksbywomen.org/coping-with-pain-through-writing-by-february-grace/#comment-16936 Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:21:09 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9234#comment-16936 Dear Jerri Lee
I’m really interested in your piece. There is also the mental pain from which we writers may suffer, such as loss. Personally, I have grieved hugely over not having children – and, to a lesser extent, from being single.

Like you, I agree that writing is therapy; but as a childless woman, I also see it as an alternative to ‘birthing’, if you like – of giving life and wholeness to something outside myself.

I wonder if this resonates at all with you?

]]> By: February Grace https://booksbywomen.org/coping-with-pain-through-writing-by-february-grace/#comment-6958 Mon, 21 Oct 2013 15:31:50 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9234#comment-6958 I received notification of a comment that isn’t showing here now but was too important not to respond to in case it shows up later: Becca, I will get in touch with you via email. There is a lot of support to be found out there, Twitter is a good place to start. i will send you a note.

Warm Regards,
bru

]]> By: Becca https://booksbywomen.org/coping-with-pain-through-writing-by-february-grace/#comment-6880 Sun, 20 Oct 2013 20:17:06 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9234#comment-6880 THIS.

I suffer from several chronic pain syndromes – fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, myofascial syndrome, degenerative disc disease, degenerative joint disease, migraines – and I am also a writer. It has always made me feel free. Sometimes I can’t concentrate to write, which really bugs me, because writing is the one thing (besides reading) that can transport me to a place where everything makes sense. I am actually writing my first novel now which is about a woman who gets diagnosed with fibro and her whole world has to change.

I hope this is not too forward, I would love to chat with you sometime about writing and being sick and moving forward with life. I don’t know too many people who are finding good coping methods and i think it would be good for me to know people who’ve found them. My e-mail is becca7931 at yahoo or you can find me by my website above. 🙂

Becca T.

]]> By: February Grace https://booksbywomen.org/coping-with-pain-through-writing-by-february-grace/#comment-6540 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 17:15:03 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9234#comment-6540 In reply to Shemeka Mitchell.

Hello Shemeka!

Thank you very much for commenting.

I am so sorry to hear about your struggles with Lupus. From talking with others who share your battle I know it is quite a difficult fight. I am so glad to know that writing brings you comfort.

You inspire me with your strength, and I hope that you will have many wonderful days of writing in which you can forget about some of the pain for awhile. Thank you again for your kind words.

Big hugs,
~bru

]]> By: Shemeka Mitchell https://booksbywomen.org/coping-with-pain-through-writing-by-february-grace/#comment-6534 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 15:57:48 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9234#comment-6534 It is so amazing to see that there are so many people going through the same struggles. I really enjoyed your post. I’m also living with a chronic illness, Lupus. Writing is a great way to relieve your mind. Since I’ve been doing it, I’ve felt so much better.
Thanks for sharing your story of inspiration! Have a lovely and blessed day!

]]> By: Dianne G Sagan https://booksbywomen.org/coping-with-pain-through-writing-by-february-grace/#comment-4827 Sun, 15 Sep 2013 21:10:28 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9234#comment-4827 Jan,

What an amazing woman you are. I completely agree that writing can be a life saver in working through not only physical pain, but emotional and psychological pain. It can be healing in a way that nothing else can. I hope that you are able to realize a healthier and easier life in the future.

Dianne

]]> By: February Grace https://booksbywomen.org/coping-with-pain-through-writing-by-february-grace/#comment-4826 Sun, 15 Sep 2013 18:57:16 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9234#comment-4826 In reply to Jan.

Hi Jan,

Your words truly leave me speechless, they are so beautiful. Thank you so much for them, and for reading.

big hugs,
bru

]]> By: Jan https://booksbywomen.org/coping-with-pain-through-writing-by-february-grace/#comment-4809 Sun, 15 Sep 2013 00:32:10 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9234#comment-4809 Wow. I worked for years with Make-a-Wish and have been at the bedside of dying children. I’ve seen the fairy wings entering the rooms – butterflies the kids call them. The nurses say it’s morphine but I don’t believe them. You are carried on fairy’s wings.

]]> By: February Grace https://booksbywomen.org/coping-with-pain-through-writing-by-february-grace/#comment-4806 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 16:06:25 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9234#comment-4806 In reply to anne gallagher.

Thank you so much Anne for visiting here! You are a constant inspiration to me, and I appreciate you so much.

big hugs,
bru

]]> By: anne gallagher https://booksbywomen.org/coping-with-pain-through-writing-by-february-grace/#comment-4804 Sat, 14 Sep 2013 11:00:13 +0000 http://booksbywomenorg.netfirms.com/?p=9234#comment-4804 As always Bru, your courage inspires me. When I feel the effects of my arthritis and I can’t write, I think of you, and I have no excuse not to write.

I cannot wait for OF STARDUST!

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