Have the blues hit this site?
I don't know whether it's my imagination because that's the space I'm in at the moment, if it's just a cyclic thing and there's a lot of us active around the 6-12mth post-diagnosis, or is there some s...
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I definitely think it was @"Summer Prevails" sharing so honestly about her current headspace that opened the door for some of us to be more open ourselves about how tough we're finding it at the moment. I had been writing about my mood in the Choosing Breast Reconstruction group but less so here. I thank her for her honesty.
It shouldn't always be a whingefest, but nor is constant positivity always ideal. As we often say, this is a safe space to vent. It's hard to impossible tell our families how bleak we sometimes feel.
I am sincere when I say I draw tremendous comfort from hearing from those who have gone before me that these low spirits, this struggle, is normal and will pass in time. Thank you to all of you who've taken the time to remember and write about their own efforts to get through this part of breast cancer.
It shouldn't always be a whingefest, but nor is constant positivity always ideal. As we often say, this is a safe space to vent. It's hard to impossible tell our families how bleak we sometimes feel.
I am sincere when I say I draw tremendous comfort from hearing from those who have gone before me that these low spirits, this struggle, is normal and will pass in time. Thank you to all of you who've taken the time to remember and write about their own efforts to get through this part of breast cancer.