Depression,PTSD and BC

The anxiety was also exacerbated for me too. In the past I had experienced occasions of anxiety but had learnt techniques to manage it. With my BC diagnosis though my anxiety went into overdrive and I forgot how to manage it! A few sessions with a psychologist were very helpful. The psychologist I saw worked at a Cancer wellness centre here in Brisbane and was quite experienced with cancer patients which I felt helped me a lot - she understood what I was going through and gave me some very solid techniques to manage. I started meditating and using a fantastic app called “insight Timer” I found this  really helped me a lot - I used to meditate befor each chemo session and found that I went I there each time feeling calmer and more accepting of my situation than I probably would have. I asked my GP for a mental health plan and then did some digging around to find this particular psychologist. Six months later I really do feel better for the support that I have received and I often think the mental strain and subsequent challenges of this disease could easily be underestimated. It made such a difference to my progress to have great support for my mental well being.