My bestie who is palliative is understandably angry, scared, upset and stressed. She takes this out on me which is fine, but I don't know how I can support her better. Whatever I say she lashes out and I know it's cos of how she's feeling. Any suggestions please?
Hi Jacqui456
Would it help your friend if she spoke to someone else - we have a tool here in your area that given a postcode will find local support services - sometimes worth using the hospital postcode too. We are lucky to have a Maggies quite close to us. I know how helpful I found it was talking to a complete stranger in that I felt free to speak whatever was on my mind.
I did a living with less stress course that was really helpful, the mindfulness bit about concentrating on enjoying the now rather than a future I could not control was very positive. The conscious breathing exercises were good when dealing with new unexpected twists and also for relaxing when I was trying to get to sleep.
<<hugs>>
Steve
