Kopeability may be of interest to persons affected by, as well as persons caring for someone affected by, any of the following (and possibly more):
- Asperger Syndrome
- Autism
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Diagnosed
- Depression
- Anxiety
- Bipolar Disorder
- Brain Injury
- Brain Tumour
- Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Grief
To give you an example, I took the pink flower picture you see above while on a walk after my mother passed away in 2014. At that time, I found photography to be something I could engage while grieving. Turning to photography as a coping technique at a time of great sadness, I practiced taking pictures over and over again. Now, I photograph as a celebration of the happiest times in my life. While I will never be a professional photographer, I know I am doing a better job of archiving my happy new memories in colour. My coping technique ended up being, what I hope to be, a life long interest but was not a medical prescription.
On that note it bears repeating that I am not a medical professional, nor is anyone in my household. While exploring certain health issues for me and my family, I found that coping is a running theme. In speaking with friends and connections of skills and techniques that helped my circle, I learned how the same skills and techniques can help others with issues I did not anticipate.
These issues are quite broad in range as you can see from the list of conditions above. People recovering from a brain tumor and people recovering from a stroke can each see improvement by virtue of brain plasticity. People with autism can benefit from sensory feedback as can people with ADHD or ADD. People with depression can work through dark thoughts as can people examine their anxiety induced attacks using cognitive behaviour therapy.
I hope we explore all kinds of topics with the ultimate goal that together we can learn to cope with dignity.
No single coping technique will take all the pain away.
Try anyway.
Maggie
On that note it bears repeating that I am not a medical professional, nor is anyone in my household. While exploring certain health issues for me and my family, I found that coping is a running theme. In speaking with friends and connections of skills and techniques that helped my circle, I learned how the same skills and techniques can help others with issues I did not anticipate.
These issues are quite broad in range as you can see from the list of conditions above. People recovering from a brain tumor and people recovering from a stroke can each see improvement by virtue of brain plasticity. People with autism can benefit from sensory feedback as can people with ADHD or ADD. People with depression can work through dark thoughts as can people examine their anxiety induced attacks using cognitive behaviour therapy.
I hope we explore all kinds of topics with the ultimate goal that together we can learn to cope with dignity.
No single coping technique will take all the pain away.
Try anyway.
Maggie