Waking up with anxiety

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Linda19152
Linda19152 Member Posts: 36
edited February 2018 in Mental Health: Because Cancer Doesn't Just Affect Your Breasts

not a new problem but still annoying

having thoughts causing panic and worry

how to stop the thoughts means thinking about other things

easier said than done

distract myself

advice givers: well just stop thinking about it means this person never had an

upsetting thought in their entire life so they have no empathy

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  • Cpeachymom
    Cpeachymom Member Posts: 518
    edited January 2018

    Linda-I’m a big believer in the power of positive thinking. Instead of “don’t think about it”, how about change how you think about it? Instead of what ifs, I tell myself, “ right now, I’m cancer free as far as we know.” And most important, “I ain’t dead yet!” Empowering thoughts, like the quote in my stats, helps me.

    I hope this helps

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  • Linda19152
    Linda19152 Member Posts: 36
    edited January 2018

    thank you

    my biopsy said malignant on my reconstructed breast

    the one full of scar tissue so i am concerned that they are

    calling scar tissue malignant ( that happened to me before

    when i was told i had pelvic bone cancer and it turned out to be

    scar tissue from two fractured vertebrae) . i see a surgeon wednesday

    and will show her that old report but my fear is she will call me argumentative

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  • Linda19152
    Linda19152 Member Posts: 36
    edited April 2018

    you're right "i'm still alive" got me through my surgery

    and my pathology results i feel better now that i know my margins

    are clear but its still a nasty disease and needs a cure or at least better

    treatment that isn't worse than the disease itself

    i intend to continue down my happy path where i was walking before

    i received my diagnosis three months ago

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