Survivor's Anxiety

crcsurvivor

I am "cancer-free" now, but mentally I feel worse than during all the treatments! Has anyone else experienced this? I have tremendous anxiety over any possible situation and I wake up every morning in a panic attack. I am looking into therapy but does anyone else have any ideas for me? Thank you.

Arx001

Hi, I wasn’t having these symptoms but they are somehow relatable with everyone I guess. Fear of death, incapacitation and suffering is quite normal, no?

Is there a cancer patient who has never experienced panic? I guess not. Even after the treatment one can experience stress and panic over any possible recurrence symptoms - even the remote ones!

A good psychiatrist or a combo of a psychologist-psychiatrist may help you faster and better. I’d say better do this soon. Also (to a much lesser degree) writing here or discussing it with the people around you may.

We’ll die anyway so I don’t get worried much.

crcsurvivor

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1720895#Comment_1720895

Thanks for your comment. I think my next step is a support group, and I will go on from there. The mental part of all this is worse than the treatments in some ways.

JackWest

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/328976/survivors-anxiety

"Cancer free" here also. Want to chat? Let me know by a message. Thanks,

Jack

crcsurvivor

Hi J

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1720921#Comment_1720921

Hi Jack, it's Bill. Yes, how are YOU handling your situation? Is there anything that is helping you get through this?

JackWest

https://csn.cancer.org/discussion/comment/1720924#Comment_1720924

Bill, most important is that I chose the best cancer treatment for my type of prostate cancer. Yes, there are changes in my body and its functions afterwards. However, I clearly chose the best and for life! Everything else is up to us to live with. And I do mean live with.