Not sure why I am so sad and feel so alone but I find that now I have had the all clear and an slowly getting back to doing more things after surgery, despite still being in a lot of pain some days, people have left.
I wasnt inundated with messages when I was diagnosed or during my surgery and immediate recovery but people did check in. Now I seem to have been forgotten.
My family just tell me well you are cured now and when I am down I just get told not to be sad. I have nothing to be sad about.
But I live with the scars and the pain every day still wondering why it happened to me and what I did wrong to deserve it.
I know people have it so much worse than me and survivors guilt is real when you know others have not been so successful in their fight. Which I guess is why it feels so lonely.
Where do you turn and who can you talk to when you are now 'well'?
Sorry for such a negative post but I don't really know where to release my feelings.
Thank you for listening x
Hi Snake65
So sorry to hear you're in this position...that's so hard! It's painful I think to have to try to understand how and why other people are behaving when it's you who are ill and facing death. But I've found doing so gas helped me not to succumb to rage and/or despair (still think it's unfair!). Really hope you can find more compassionate connection through the many suggestions on this thread. You deserve support and care. Xx
Hi Clem16 never knew that they did tapping therapy. The clinical hypnotherapy on a Thursday is so relaxing. The mindful movement on Friday is Shibashi which is part Tai Chi and part Qigong. I have extensive mets in my spine so need to be extra careful what I do but this is brilliant. Glad you are doing something like you said.
Lee x
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