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if it hurts, don't do it!Posted by Lauren on September 19, 2001 at 14:03:56: In reply to: really . . . how bad is it to use stencils posted by Anne in CT on September 19, 2001 at 13:30:07: Gosh, don't harm yourself to be beautiful! That went out with theVictorians. I think it's fine to use stencils, if they will work for you. I've never had good luck with them. I look down on people charging the same rates as I do for my original art as for slapping down the same premade design on everyone, but whatever you do on your own is fine. I think it's brave to keep looking for creative ways to get around obstacles. I hope your med outlook improves! Best of luck. Lauren : Hej everyone, : : As I've mentioned before, I have repetitive stress disorder in both : arms/hands/shoulders which really interfers with my life. As the : emoticon goes, :-(. : : Recently, I've had to reduce the amount of meds I'm taking because : the side effects were getting bad (nightly nightmares, : hallucinations, etc.). As a result, my pain threshold his way down : there, and even using a cone is causing a lot of pain. Other things : are causing a lot of pain also, so using my arms, especially my : dominant arm, is not the best thing to do. I will go see my doctor : next month and will discuss this with him, but until I get medical : insurance that covers meds (my current insurance doesn't), I don't : think there's much we can do. I'm trying to do yoga in the morning : (I wish there was a school of yoga that incorporated interested cats : in it), will be using dictation software for school work and am : saving up for some acupuncture (also not coverend by my insurance), : but don't want to give up on hennaed hands altogether. : : So . . . I know the majority of people here are pro-freehand, and I : prefer that method - it's more traditional, and the designs you can : do are more intricate and traditional that what stencils offer - but : do you think I would be Americanizing henna if I used the stencils on : myself, at least until better meds are available? By Americanizing I : mean making it quick and not as traditional as it could be. : : Comments? Questions?j : : Thanks much, : : Anne, who's happy because it looks like anti-Muslum/Arab crimes in CT : are going to be prosecuted as hate crimes
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