Becoming Paranoid.

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Having been diagnosed and treated for 3 different cancers in the last 7 years (prostate, melanoma and bladder) I'm struggling to move forward with life in general. Every minor ailment is a real concern. Does anyone else's brain think like mine and worry that cancer will strike again? While I try and tell myself that all the treatments have done their job the I constantly worry it will be back. Any words of wisdom would be appreciated. Trikeman.

FormerMember over 3 years ago

Dear Trikeman

Here are some words for you - I hope you find them funny, useful and true.

1) Catch yourself thinking 'what if' about a past trauma reoccurring or future trauma occurring, and stop it. Those words are not real. Shut a wall down on them. Focus on reality instead, because now is what is real, the truth is what is current and that is it.

2) Life is life.

3) Once you have done everything you can do, you cannot do anything about what you can't do anything about.

4) "I am an old man and I have had many worries, most of which never happened." Mark Twain