Avoiding Negative Self-Talk: Why the Phrase 'F*ck Cancer' Is No Longer in My Vocabulary

You know that icky feeling you get in your stomach when you're fighting with someone ... when the conflict hangs over your head like a dark cloud, robbing you of feeling joy at any given point in your day? Well, that's how I often felt when I was in the mindset of "fighting" my disease. It was stressful, and at times exhausting. I never did deal well with conflict. When I was first diagnosed with fallopian tube cancer following the unplanned C-section that brought my daughter into the world three years ago, I immediately put on my boxing gloves and proudly donned the moniker of Fighter. I was going to beat this disease. I was going to kick it's ass. My husband and I loaded up on "F. Cancer" swag for ourselves and even our newborn baby. We were ready to go. I went into my initial surgery and my first 24 rounds of chemo with an attitude of Bring. It. ON. The warrior mentality and the battlefield analogies that accompanied it were in full force and effect. F. you, cancer. Prepare to DIE. And it worked, at least during those first six months. Having in my sights a targeted "enemy" against whom I'd do battle ... it helped get me through. I was determined to beat this disease once and for all and be done with it, stronger and wiser for the experience. It's an attitude and mindset that help many through their journey with this disease or any serious challenge for that matter. I get it. However, once I successfully completed my first, and I hoped last, round of treatment and p...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news