Over Thirty Hobbies for People With Chronic Pain

As most of my readers will know I have an Etsy Store with my handmade cards on them. I find making cards like writing, very therapeutic. I have just added a shop page to this blog with the cards on which will link to my Etsy Store ( should you be interested in any). I also enjoy knitting, writing, and making handmade gifts for my friends and family. Out of all my hobbies writing gives me the least pain as I can sit with my laptop at the correct angle that will not irritate my neck or back but I have to pace myself when making my cards. I would never stop making them just because I am in pain, I fight my pain day in day out but I enjoy using my hands and just make sure I rest up after having a productive hour or two. Of course, there are lots and lots of hobbies you can do to help with your pain. I find it takes my mind off my pain to another place where my artistic juices start working. I wrote a post on this back in 2012 and have added some more ideas to the original list. The list I have put together does include many things that you can do on a laptop or ipad but I would love some feedback as to whether these type of hobbies help take you away from your pain, be it just for a short time. 1. Comping 2.Get a penpal 3.Sewing 4. Photography 5. Writing 6. Card Making 7. Art with Mosaics 8. Antiques 9. Scrapbooking 10.Jewellery Making 11.Learn a new language 12.Knitting 13.Reading 14.Book group 15.Music 16. Webpals 17.Travelling 18.Blogging 19.Crocheting 20.scrabble/games 21.Cooking 22.Genealogy & Family History 23.Crafts 24.Cross Stitch 25.Astronomy 26.Stamp Collector 27.Poetry 28.Calligraphy 29.Suduko 30.Surfing the Internet 31.Home Study Courses What are the hobbies that help you while in pain? I would like to add them to my list as I would quite like to research and write on this subject in more detail.