Try writing with a pencil? If you find that your hand hurts even when writing with a pencil, maybe you're gripping it too tight. Anecdotally, I did go through

Try writing with a pencil? If you find that your hand hurts even when writing with a pencil, maybe you're gripping it too tight. Anecdotally, I did go through a a few months of not writing anything by hand, and it did feel weird when I wrote again. Using a regular HB pencil for a while helped.