The Fear of Cancer

The fear of having cancer treatment can actually be worse than the fear of the disease itself.  Terror kicks in and the body's fight or flight mechanism goes into overdrive and stays that way -  flooding the body with stress hormones.   It's called 'Diagnosis Shock' and it's a lonely, frightening place.  You'll be told you have few options and you'll probably be encouraged to rush into chemo for a cancer that may have been there for a long time already.  There's no time to think and in any case you can't think because you are terrified.  So what can you do?  

The important thing at this stage is to bring the stress down as much as possible to prevent further damage to mind and body.  This can be done with meditation, Reiki, prayer, nutrional advice and EFT 'Tapping'. The latter is one of the most useful tools you can use in this panic state.  Finding a therapist like me, who can do all of the above, will help you to face your fear, regain some clarity and allow you the space to decide what is best for you.  

All so often, we are swept along by what others think is right for us.  Yet we have immense natural healing power within ourselves and we can learn to tap into this by changing our thought patterns and our diets - we just need to learn how to do it.  This is vital to recovery whether you opt for conventional medicine or not.  Allow yourself time and thought.  

Love & Light, Susan