Hi Pipboy,
I also use distraction to help me deal with my pain. It is exactly as you said, you are able to take the focus off of the pain. You can then enjoy whatever distraction method you are using like, computer games, facebook games, painting, knitting and the list goes on and on.
Thank you for sharing with us. I hope that others will join the discussion and share what types of things they use for distraction.
Noki4