It's a continual roller coaster of emotions. Sometimes I feel confident, and other times I feel like curling up in a foetal position and balling my eyes out. Most of the time I feel somewhere inbetween. Those extremes can be made worse by sleep problems and stress in other areas in my life.Those feelings can swing from one extreme to the other during hours, days or weeks.
If I need help when I'm having a crisis it's really important to be able to get hold of someone to talk to fairly quickly. Not in 2 weeks time when there's an appointment available.
The most helpful people have been available, listened, validated my feelings and offered words of comfort as well as practical help and advice, if warranted.
The least helpful people have dismissed my doubts and feelings and brushed them off, or simply not been available when I needed them.
I've found this experience to be quite lonely. It'd be great if you could be put in touch with others in a similar situation fairly early. The same concept as a new mother's group. Not necessarily a facilitated support group.
This online network has been invaluable for me.
I wish there was a cancer care centre near me. I love the idea of being able to drop in somewhere close by for comfort when I feel the need.
