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CANCER and DEPRESSION

I do not know many medical terms, I had cancer. And now I am not 100% good.
The treatment went on for a long time, now I am healthy, but I cannot say accurately about my health.
My parent's efforts could not be successful for my marriage. Due to which I live in a lot of depression, have taken online therapy for depression and
it is still going on from Expressive Therapy For Depression
But I know that now my old days can never come back, everything has changed, my face, my voice, Even all the relationships have changed now.
Now I have to learn to live like this or else I can go into a lot of depression, and I am afraid not to do anything wrong.

  1. (((Big giant Hugs))) we are all imperfectly perfect <3 The best things about mistakes is that we learn and grow from our mistakes. It's one day at a time, one step at a time. I know personally sometimes I can beat myself up over a mistake and then I talk myself through it, what I've learned from my wrong turns and how I can use them to help me moving forward. I'm sending you lots of smiles, sun, dancing, and joy <3 Amanda Panda (Blood-cancer.com team member) <3

    1. It is hard, cancer can make you feel like an entirely different person. It's ok if you are depressed, I think a lot of people are after being sick. Have you considered talking to a professional or is there anything you find that helps you feel better? My inbox is always open if you need to talk. 😀 Warm wishes, Katelynn (Team Member)

      1. Hi see you posted on August 1 - Now that is a great day on the calendar since after all it is my birthday 😀


        Receiving a cancer diagnosis is a total downer and it has happened to me 3 times. I was an emotionally mess after the first diagnosis. Over time I began to realize that each of my cancers were not necessarily the end of the road. I learned many cancer are a treatable disease that most folks can live with. Different? Yes! It took me taking some quiet time to figure out how to handle the changes. Humans are the only creatures on earth who have the ability to let our minds project imagined and often unrealistic fears into our future. Most often those imagined fears never come into being.


        My approach with cancer has been to focus on one day at a time. At any point in our lives from the time we are born until we leave this world there will be good days and bad days. The key is not to let the bad times wipe out the joys of the good days that lie ahead.


        I did not choose to have cancer 3 times but with some effort I can choose how I will react to my multiple cancers. I am not sure if anyone can make me change my mind if i am set against it. I suspect it is up to us individually to decide how we will face the new future. These days I try not to fight the emotional undertow of fighting cancer. Today I let it pull me along until things calm down and then I swim back to a safe and welcoming shore. ...Dennis (Blood-Cancer.com TEAM)

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