Feeling low and guilty
I know logically that I have so much to be thankful for but I’m starting to experience the mood swings thanks to being on Anastrozole; it’s only been a month but I’m truly hoping it will settle down. ...
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Dear @Rdc2022
My only tuppenceworth is the advantages of some time, possibly quite short, with a good counsellor. Your focus is on your health and well-being, excellent - but that means your emotional well-being too. Cancer can churn up stuff. It can knock your normal equilibrium a bit off centre. It may make less important things seem more important because your priorities are shaken up. Someone who is not a friend, or a loved one, can be the best person to talk to, no assumptions, no judgements. My biggest issue (seriously buried) was my fear of death. A good counsellor, who never mentioned the issue, nevertheless set me on a thinking and learning path that changed a great deal (it’ll be 10 years in October since diagnosis and I’ve been really well). Cancer’s a bugger but dealing with it can have some really good long term outcomes. Very best wishes.
My only tuppenceworth is the advantages of some time, possibly quite short, with a good counsellor. Your focus is on your health and well-being, excellent - but that means your emotional well-being too. Cancer can churn up stuff. It can knock your normal equilibrium a bit off centre. It may make less important things seem more important because your priorities are shaken up. Someone who is not a friend, or a loved one, can be the best person to talk to, no assumptions, no judgements. My biggest issue (seriously buried) was my fear of death. A good counsellor, who never mentioned the issue, nevertheless set me on a thinking and learning path that changed a great deal (it’ll be 10 years in October since diagnosis and I’ve been really well). Cancer’s a bugger but dealing with it can have some really good long term outcomes. Very best wishes.