I’m living with incurable brain cancer (glioblastoma) and I’m doing well scans are showing it’s stable. However the past 6 months or so I’ve never felt so alone in my life I have had therapy through turning point but if I’m totally honest it didn’t really help.
I don’t really socialise due to not been able to walk far (severe pain in my legs) and also due to my energy levels. I do think I’m depressed but I really don’t want any more tablets. Yeah I’m alive and in ok health but this isn’t living it’s just existing.
I’ve no interest in anything at all and I know that people say go out you will feel better so I do and the moment I leave the house all I can think about is going back and putting my pjs on.
Does anyone else feel like this?
You do sound depressed, I understand you being reluctant to take more pills, having just come to the end of treatment I never want to pop a pill again.
I think theres a few things going on here. After all, we are all given a rather grim outlook so whats to feel cheery about?
so , for both physical and mental reasons you dont really want to go out . When you snuggle in your P Js , do you feel any better?
How about a challenge of one thing a day? A 100 metre walk one day , trying to go obe bus stop the bext? I dont know where you live so its hard to be specific.
Then theres finding things to do indoors. Learn a musical instrument? Learn a foreign language?
do you have friends and family to help? I assume you arent in paid work right now, but how about volunteering?
take care and good luck .
Are passionate about anything like fishing, cars, cooking, movies etc ? I'd try and rekindle that a little at a time. Volunteering sounds like good idea if you can get a lift.
Otherwise ( A bit contentious here) get a little angry, not with friends or family, but with the crappy hand we've been dealt. Anything to get a few juices flowing again
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