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  • luv4lacrosse
    luv4lacrosse Member Posts: 1,410 Member
    #22
    YOU ARE STILL A MAN.
    Real men admit when they feel sad, bad, indifferent etc. Real men also let others step in an take over when the need arises. Dig way deep inside, find the one little thing that makes you feel good right now and cherish it. I know it is hard.

    Hang in there!!

    Best

    Mike
  • cwcad
    cwcad Member Posts: 117
    #23
    luv4lacrosse said:

    YOU ARE STILL A MAN.
    Real men admit when they feel sad, bad, indifferent etc. Real men also let others step in an take over when the need arises. Dig way deep inside, find the one little thing that makes you feel good right now and cherish it. I know it is hard.

    Hang in there!!

    Best

    Mike

    It is funny what tricks the mind plays.
    Hi there! Hang in there!! There really is a better time ahead. How long it takes is just as dependent on you as is the treatment you employ.

    I understand the crying. I have been there and to be honest still doing it from time to time when things go on over load. I feel better everytime it happens. I don't like it one bit but that is ok too. We don't have to like everything that happens to us.

    Keep in contact with a phycologist to help you through the lowest time. Unfortunately it does get worse before it gets better. Knowing that does help after a while. Take anything you do as a positive. I got down to being happy that I could wake up to endure another day of being miserable. After that it got better for me. My suggestion is to keep your eye on the prize. Beating the cancer. No matter what it is all worth it to fight for life every day. The sicker I became the more I realized how life is a gift.
  • ellenf01
    ellenf01 Member Posts: 3
    #24
    Find someone to talk with in person, honey.
    I'm a therapist, and firmly believe in the ability of human presence to lessen pain.

    I also agree with some of the others - if you are willing to give it a whirl, a good psychiatrist can help you find a med regimen to put an emotional "floor" under you while you weather this storm.

    There is a good book by Irene Pollin called "Medical Crisis Counseling" that can help you make some sense of what you are going through, as well.

    Finally, learn what you can from this situation. What is your ordeal trying to teach you? Do you need to readjust how you define yourself? Are you more than just a body? What is truly important about who you are? Is it time to re-define your assumptions about yourself and the world?

    Look within and see the new meaning that has come to be. Then celebrate!
  • Michelle H
    Michelle H Member Posts: 7
    #25
    Depression
    Hi Andy, i just read your post and hope things are getting better for you. I too have suffered from depression and anxiety since going through my treatments of which I just finished this past week. It got really bad about half way through and I had to get on depression and anxiety medications to get myself through. I'm still on the depression meds for now.

    For me it was like I couldn't get through the day and I felt completely hopeless. I would have little panic attacks where my body would get hot and my limbs would get all tingly feeling. It was aweful but somehow with the help of meds, prayer, and lots of support I was able to get through it. Even getting out of the house for a walk helped lift my spirits. And reading.

    Hope things are getting better for you Andy. My thoughts and prayers and with you...

    Michelle

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