Author: Sarah Doan Peace

Positive distraction is an activity you do to intentionally shift your focus, placing it somewhere other than the pain or negativity you’re feeling. When actively practiced, it can be a great tool for chronic illness and pain management.  Not to be confused with repression (unconsciously putting your attention elsewhere), positive distraction is a form of mindful suppression. While constant suppression isn’t healthy, positive distraction can be. Some days the pain and weariness of living with chronic illness/pain can be too much. On those days, we can do our best to implement positive distraction and intentionally choose to focus on...