Originally Posted by
pennywistle 
Oh, and I also wanted to add that if you are at all crafty, making beautiful things during bad times really helps to raise your self-confidence and make 'lemonade from lemons'.
Crafting has saved my sanity on many occasions! I was really getting into metal-smithing and beading for a long time. I have thousands of dollars worth of tools, silver, beads and other supplies in 13 boxes in my closet
I don't have a good working space anymore...but someday I will drag it all out again. The most beautiful piece I ever made was a silver and pearl necklace I made to wear to my mother's funeral. I'll never forget the time and love I put into making that necklace and how making it helped me to heal. I've had people offer to buy it from me... uh, no way!
That's why the coloring has been so helpful to me...I have to be doing something creative at all times. I'm not real good at any one thing, but that's not the point. It's just a coping skill. It's something I do for ME.