Balancing Your Emotions Through Cancer

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PART 1 – Accepting Opposites

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Complete the following sentences for yourself by coming up with an opposite perspective:

I love myself AND I would like to change ______________ .

I have support from friends or family AND I need __________ right now.

I have been doing everything I can to beat cancer AND I feel ____________.

 

PART 2 – Validating Your Feelings

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Try to think of a negative event from the past where it felt nearly impossible for you to focus on anything positive.  Write it down.

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Now write down one or two things that you had discounted because you were caught up in the negativity of the moment.

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Since your cancer diagnosis, have you ever felt angry or frustrated towards someone close to you, but you may have discounted their feelings or intentions?  Write it down.

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In hindsight, are you able to see things from their perspective?

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Your feelings are still valid. Write down a statement that will validate the way you were feeling AND respect how they were feeling. 

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PART 3 – Moving Forward

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Complete the following sentences:

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1. ​I feel as though cancer has turning my life upside down AND ___________.

 

2. Cancer has affected my relationship with ____________ AND___________.

 

3. I don’t feel like continuing with cancer treatment AND________________.

 

4. Nobody really understands what I’m going through AND______________.

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