Anxiety

Sleep hypnosis at night can help.  Lots on YouTube.  I like Jason Stevenson or Michael Sealey voice but I listened to a lot during my early days.  Now I listen to " murder with my wife" on YouTube.!  

You must be exhausted with young baby and child plus uncertainty.  Hopefully you'll have treatment plan too then you will feel calmer xx

If you just need to chat there's an awake thread.  Been running for years so just reply to last post and say hi.  

https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer_types/breast-cancer-forum/f/general/128753/awake/1772763#1772763

Thanks grogg after being on night duty for a long time I’m a notorious poor sleeper.  I appreciate your reply xx

Hi Helen,

Like you I have never suffered from anxiety and like you it hit me really quite hard  following diagnosis. 

Things I found helped:

• Getting a treatment plan and having surgery
• Not drinking alcohol
• Walking and focusing on getting myself for prior to surgery
• Talking to family, friends and the Macmillan helpline.
• Allowing myself to not be ok for a while

I hope you have a treatment plan soon and I wish you all the best on your journey sending hugs Xx

Fit not for!

Thank you Lovetowalk

Tbh today has been a hard day. I’m running on very little sleep and the baba is teething. She’s been weepy all day which has made me weepy too. I’m just feeling angry and on edge but I’ve literally only had this news one week so I know I need to give myself some time (patience is a virtue I was born without). I’m also not really ready to talk to family and friends right now as I’m being given a lot of pep talks (well meaning) but unhelpful. I just need to feel my feelings right now. Which is definitely part of your advice. I’m sure I’ll get there. Talking to you all on here is definitely helping. Thank you, Helen

HI, I was diagnosed with DCIS in April/May this year, it is a very stressful time what with appointments and biopsies and not knowing what is really happening.  The anxiety does ease a little when you have a treatment plan and knowing what you've got to deal with.  Please take some comfort in the knowledge that DCIS is very treatable and the outcome after proper treatment is usually very good.  I had my results on Thursday from my lumpectomy and I have the all clear, just waiting for radiotherapy now.  Everything happens very quickly once the ball starts rolling. Like you say you have to give yourself time for this to sink in. I still get weepy, in fact I had a good cry all over hubby last night. He can't understand me, he said that I should be relieved that the news was so good on Thursday, and it was, but I think emotions and stress are funny things. Im sure you will come to terms with this and you will get stronger as time goes on when things become clearer.  Wising you all the best, keep strong! x

Hi Helen, I hope you're doing well. I realized that my well-being depends a lot on sleep, and I decided to try to solve the problems gradually. If I can take melatonin or a regular sedative to help me sleep, I do so. I'll say that it solves 10 percent of the problem. It's not much, but it's already a result for me. Also, my well-being has benefited from the introduction of Kava Culture into my life. I tried drinking a kava drink before bed, and my sleep quality has significantly improved. At first, I was critical of the composition of such drinks, but the type of sleeping pill I chose doesn't affect my sobriety during the day.