I don't feel like myself
Hi, I'm new to the BCNA Online Network and have spent a little time today reading through some of your posts - just wanted to say thanks as I'm finding the posts useful, in some ways a little scary, b...
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Dear @Capricorn68
It’s tough, everything seems to
happen at once. Reactions to AIs can vary a lot and sometimes are worst at the beginning so I hope things settle down. It’s also possible that you are reacting to the undoubted emotional
impact of everything that’s been going on. You’re dealing with your father’s declining health, your mother’s anxiety and sadness, a new job and, irrespective of a good prognosis, the impact of cancer, which may be a greater impact than you realise. Cumulatively, it’s wobble territory. Throw in reactions to medication and no wonder you feel teary. Many of us have found a short stint with an experienced counsellor useful. We do all the stuff about looking after the body, as you do, and some of it is good for the mind too but sometimes a focus, with a disinterested but enabling other, can at least help develop coping mechanisms and possibly unlock some long term strengths and resilience we never knew we had. Best wishes.
It’s tough, everything seems to
happen at once. Reactions to AIs can vary a lot and sometimes are worst at the beginning so I hope things settle down. It’s also possible that you are reacting to the undoubted emotional
impact of everything that’s been going on. You’re dealing with your father’s declining health, your mother’s anxiety and sadness, a new job and, irrespective of a good prognosis, the impact of cancer, which may be a greater impact than you realise. Cumulatively, it’s wobble territory. Throw in reactions to medication and no wonder you feel teary. Many of us have found a short stint with an experienced counsellor useful. We do all the stuff about looking after the body, as you do, and some of it is good for the mind too but sometimes a focus, with a disinterested but enabling other, can at least help develop coping mechanisms and possibly unlock some long term strengths and resilience we never knew we had. Best wishes.