I Can't Blame the Lack of Sunshine...
It's been a beautiful day - Spring in the middle of Winter - but it might as well be overcast and dark. It takes so little to cloud over any positive feelings I have. I finally got myself to the pho...
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Well that's just shit G. It's so hard to screw your courage to this particular sticking place without all those obstacles. Brave sista, brave.
So a bloody big pat on the back for doing it. I saw a psychologist (for the first time in my life) regularly through chemo, and then all the way up to my op. You know how much I've struggled emotionally since then yet it was still so very hard to pick up the phone and make that appointment.
Why is it like this?! We (well most of us!) compliantly take our meds but drag our feet at sorting out our heads! We all know the absolute mind f**k BC is, and how our sense of self changes. Yet so many of us have this reluctance. I hope it's easier for the next generation. They seem to be more open about their feelings.
Try not to worry about opening up when you get there. That's their job to get you talking! Sometimes i've walked out feeling better, sometimes not so much. But there's always been a lightening of the load for having had a chat, if not immediately then the next day.
Slight word of advice, and it may not apply because, shock, we're different people, but I'd recommend not booking anything for an hour or two after each session if you can avoid it. I usually take myself off to a cafe for a quiet cup of tea or coffee. Time to reflect, absorb and recover your equilibrium if you've misplaced it!
You've taken the first step. Never mind about the tears. Shows how important it is to you. Sleep the sound sleep of achievement tonight. You're awesome. K xox
So a bloody big pat on the back for doing it. I saw a psychologist (for the first time in my life) regularly through chemo, and then all the way up to my op. You know how much I've struggled emotionally since then yet it was still so very hard to pick up the phone and make that appointment.
Why is it like this?! We (well most of us!) compliantly take our meds but drag our feet at sorting out our heads! We all know the absolute mind f**k BC is, and how our sense of self changes. Yet so many of us have this reluctance. I hope it's easier for the next generation. They seem to be more open about their feelings.
Try not to worry about opening up when you get there. That's their job to get you talking! Sometimes i've walked out feeling better, sometimes not so much. But there's always been a lightening of the load for having had a chat, if not immediately then the next day.
Slight word of advice, and it may not apply because, shock, we're different people, but I'd recommend not booking anything for an hour or two after each session if you can avoid it. I usually take myself off to a cafe for a quiet cup of tea or coffee. Time to reflect, absorb and recover your equilibrium if you've misplaced it!
You've taken the first step. Never mind about the tears. Shows how important it is to you. Sleep the sound sleep of achievement tonight. You're awesome. K xox