Dear Anonymous...I hear you! I have felt the exact same way for some time now. Luckily, finding this site has helped me get past the negative "I'm a big baby and need to just get over it" inner dialogue and move towards something more positive, like seeing a professional therapist. (my first appt is Wednesday) And Annette, you are so insightful...I love the question you pose, "After all, wasn’t cancer enough?" It really does feel like we've been given a raw deal. There IS one thing I keep telling myself, though : "Everything I've gone through in my life, both good & bad, have made me the person I am, and I like who I am. This is just another learning experience." Sometimes it helps & sometimes it doesn't help much, but it does remind me that I've gotten through hard times before and come out the other side a better person. I have started a Gratitude Journal. Every blessing I can think of is like a ray of light in the dark...it gives me something to hold onto.
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Dear Anonymous...I hear you! I have felt the exact same way for some time now. Luckily, finding this site has helped me get past the negative "I'm a big baby and need to just get over it" inner dialogue and move towards something more positive, like seeing a professional therapist. (my first appt is Wednesday) And Annette, you are so insightful...I love the question you pose, "After all, wasn’t cancer enough?" It really does feel like we've been given a raw deal. There IS one thing I keep telling myself, though : "Everything I've gone through in my life, both good & bad, have made me the person I am, and I like who I am. This is just another learning experience." Sometimes it helps & sometimes it doesn't help much, but it does remind me that I've gotten through hard times before and come out the other side a better person. I have started a Gratitude Journal. Every blessing I can think of is like a ray of light in the dark...it gives me something to hold onto.
August 24, 2009 - 10:42amThis Comment
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