Manage Your Pain: Practical and Positive Ways of Adapting to Chronic Pain - Michael K. Nicholas, Allan Molloy, Lee Beeston, Lois Tonkin (2012)
Appendix 2
ACTIVITIES
Creative activities
· Doing artwork
· Pottery, ceramics, etc
· Knitting, needlework, sewing, etc
· Taking a course in a creative skill (eg art, photography, cooking, pottery, etc)
· Cooking something special or new
· Redecorating a part of a room or house
· Restoring furniture, antiques, etc
· Woodwork or carpentry
· Repairing things
· Working with machines, engines, electrical equipment, etc
· Photography
· Writing
· Thinking up or arranging songs or music
· Singing
· Playing a musical instrument (alone or with others)
· Learning to play a musical instrument
· Acting or taking acting lessons
· Participating in an organisation related to your creative interests
· Reading books, articles or magazines related to creative interests
Entertainment activities
· Watching television
· Listening to the radio
· Listening to music
· Going to a play
· Going to the movies
· Going to a concert, the opera or ballet
· Going to an art gallery, a museum or an exhibition
· Going to a rock concert
· Going to a sports event
· Going to the races (car, boat, horses, etc)
· Reading the newspaper or a magazine
Educational activities
· Reading books, plays, poems, etc
· Reading about a subject which interests you
· Going to lecture courses or other classes which interest you
· Learning a foreign language
· Learning to do something new (eg acquiring a new skill)
· Going to the library
Physical activities
· Playing bowls or other lawn sports
· Swimming
· Going for a walk
· Snorkelling
· Boating
· Hunting, shooting, archery, etc
· Fishing
· Bushwalking or exploring
· Camping
· Sitting in the sun
· Being at the beach
· Driving a car or riding a motorcycle
· Going for a trip on a bus, ferry or train (just for fun)
· Participating in a club related to your own sporting interests
· Playing sport in competition
· Playing snooker, pool, etc
Social activities
· Writing to or recontacting an old friend
· Telephoning an old friend
· Visiting a neighbour or friend
· Inviting a friend or neighbour to your place
· Having a friend or neighbour to lunch or dinner, or to morning or afternoon tea
· Arranging or going on an outing with a friend or neighbour
· Arranging a meeting or outing with several mutual friends
· Having friends or relatives over for lunch or dinner
· Throwing a party
· Meeting someone new of the same sex
· Meeting someone new of the opposite sex
· Joining a club (social, recreational, academic, etc)
· Going to a wine bar, coffee shop, hotel, etc
· Going to a restaurant with friends
· Going to a party, picnic, barbecue, etc
· Being with people you like
· Talking about your interests: sport, movies, politics, philosophy, etc
· Going out on a date
· Going to a ball, dance, etc
· Complimenting, praising or thanking someone
· Doing something positive for someone (eg offering assistance, giving a gift, etc)
· Having your preferred sexual activities
Miscellaneous activities
· Active involvement in politics, community or social action groups, etc
· Being involved in religious or church activities, etc
· Speaking a foreign language
· Playing chess, draughts, etc
· Playing cards, bridge, board games, etc
· Collecting things (eg stamps, coins, wine, etc)
· Gathering natural objects (eg flowers, rocks, driftwood, etc)
· Gardening, caring for house-plants, etc
· Visiting interesting places outdoors (eg the zoo, reserves, parks, riverside, harbour, etc)
· Caring for or being with animals or pets
· Being in the country, the mountains, or at the seaside
· Planning or taking a holiday or trip
· Giving or receiving massages or backrubs
· Going to a sauna or doing health-related activities
· Having your hair done or cut
· Taking a hot shower or bath
· Getting dressed up
· Having a hot drink in bed at night
· Having a take-away meal
· Having a meal in a restaurant
· Buying something special for yourself (or someone else)