Tips for a sane mind while hospitalized?

[SapphireBlue419]

Life decided to throw me a huge curb ball and I'm in the hospital with oil burns. This has been my first week here and sometimes it's hard to try to keep positive thanks to hormones and not liking certain nurses. I'm growing bored and impatient because I can't use my hands like I'm used to and... I know it's a long road of healing but I also need to survive mentally while here... 😔

[Strongheartforever]

Healing is your mission now, and rest. Journal on your phone maybe, and start listing your goals for the future. When you write something, it becomes more concrete and more likely to come to fruition. You’re in forced lockdown so use this time to explore inwardly. Do you have earphones? Buy an audiobook like Julia Cameron’s the artist’s way or Eckhart Tolle’s the power of now or watch Mel Robbins YouTube videos or TedTalks on topics that motivate and inspire you. What makes you feel empowered? What’s your passion and purpose in life, your cause? Now you have a new perspective on pain and being a patient so there’s another set of skills you’re building that allows you to have compassion toward many who are suffering. Your suffering now has a purpose for the future and will be transformed into something beautiful.