My partner is going through cancer treatment alone.....his choice. I get texts and calls although they are getting less frequent and shorter.
I feel that everything I say comes back with a negative response, even when they're quite innocent.
Is this quite normal?
Hi Emi
Some people find it really difficult to deal with their own emotions when going through cancer treatment and then it can feel like they have nothing left for anyone else and that can feel really difficult. I have seen too people who think that they might drag others down and so try to push them away. It is normal - well perhaps some kind of normal anyway.
Something I found quite helpful was looking at your feelngs when someone has cancer as being able to recognize those emotions and accept them as normal and valid helped me be a bit less overwhelmed.
<<hugs>>
Steve
