Table 3.

Sample “Draw Your Pain World” Questions

Symptoms Appearance	Seeking Help	Recovery Process	Gaining Insights	Overview of My Pain
When did your pain start?	When did you first seek help?	What are you doing today to ease your pain?	Have you been able to understand what is happening to you?	Where in your body do you feel pain now?
Where did you first feel pain?	How many doctors did you see before you got a diagnosis?	What treatments have you tried in the past?	Did you find patterns or triggers that make your pain better?	On a scale from 0–10 how severe is your pain?
Did anything trigger the pain?	How long did it take to get a diagnosis?	What has worked?	Did you find patterns or triggers that make your pain worse?	Do you feel pain all the time?
How do you remember feeling about your initial pain, emotionally?	How would you describe your relationship with your doctor?	What have you noticed about different treatment?	How is your understanding of pain now vs when you first felt it?	Does your pain radiate to another part of the body?
Was there anything you had to stop doing or start doing because of your pain?	What therapies and medications are you using for your pain?	Do you keep track of your treatments?	Have your belief shifted at all since the beginning of your journey?	What does your pain feel like? (Burning, shooting, sharp, aching etc.)
With whom did you share you experience with?	Did you ever get a diagnosis?	Have you learned anything that has help you manage your pain?	Has this experience effected your interest or pleasure in doing things?	How has the pain impacted your mental health and relationships?