Coping with Cancer
If you’ve found this page, chances are that you or someone you love has recently been diagnosed with cancer. You may be feeling scared, in shock, overwhelmed, lost, or just numb.
As a health psychologist, I have work many people through different stages of cancer. Many of these clients have also told me that they don’t want to “be a burden” to their friends and family by relying on them for all of the emotional ups and downs of living with cancer and going through treatment. Maybe you’re struggling with not being sure how to tell people about your diagnosis, or how to balance treatment and work. Or maybe you did share your worry with friends and family, but their responses were just not helpful.
These are all incredibly common and completely understandable experiences when you’re going through cancer - But just because you may not want to share all of your fears with the people you are close to, doesn’t mean that you don’t need to talk about it, to get support, to let it out. Talking to someone who is not in your immediate circle can be a big help for many people.
You Beat Cancer!- Now what?
I have also worked with people who have beat cancer (which is amazing!), but sometimes it can be harder than you may think to get back to “life as normal”. That’s because things are not always the same as before the cancer. Even if you felt like time stood still while you focused on beating cancer, it is likely that the world may have kept on spinning for other people in your life- so returning to “normal” may feel different. YOU might even feel different. You just went through a potentially life changing experiencing, and you may be different than you were before. If this sounds like you, therapy can help you figure you out how to get back to living life again instead of just trying to survive.
I offer a FREE 15 minute consultation call to see if therapy may be right for you. Click on the button below to schedule a call.