Post by Rick Redner on Jun 22, 2014 10:21:34 GMT -5
Often men and couples coping with prostate cancer turn to forums for information and emotional support. You might expect those who are walking on a similar path will understand what you are going through. Unfortunately that assumption may be inaccurate.
Receiving the diagnosis of prostate cancer is usually an emotional shock. It's also a reason to begin a grieving process. As soon as you receive this diagnosis you'll face a series of losses. Here's two that may it you immediately:
1. The loss of your good health
2. The loss of the expectations you had for a healthy retirement
After choosing a course of treatment there may be other losses involving the quality of life, your sexuality, your sense of manhood, and other losses.
If you decide to share your emotional reactions to these losses you may not receive understanding or healthy advice. Read this story of a man who wanted to begin the grief process with others coping with PC. Sadly he was shut down and discouraged from embarking on an emotional healthy endeavor. If this happens to you, don't give up, find someplace else where someone will understand. Perhaps on this forum.
Read his story here:
Why Men & Copes Often Grieve Alone
Here's why it took me 3 years to grieve my losses after surgery:
Why It Took Me 3 Years To Finish Grieving
If you want to share the things you've lost, or your emotional reaction to the things you've lost, here's a safe place to do that. If others offer you unhealthy advice, I'll say so.
Receiving the diagnosis of prostate cancer is usually an emotional shock. It's also a reason to begin a grieving process. As soon as you receive this diagnosis you'll face a series of losses. Here's two that may it you immediately:
1. The loss of your good health
2. The loss of the expectations you had for a healthy retirement
After choosing a course of treatment there may be other losses involving the quality of life, your sexuality, your sense of manhood, and other losses.
If you decide to share your emotional reactions to these losses you may not receive understanding or healthy advice. Read this story of a man who wanted to begin the grief process with others coping with PC. Sadly he was shut down and discouraged from embarking on an emotional healthy endeavor. If this happens to you, don't give up, find someplace else where someone will understand. Perhaps on this forum.
Read his story here:
Why Men & Copes Often Grieve Alone
Here's why it took me 3 years to grieve my losses after surgery:
Why It Took Me 3 Years To Finish Grieving
If you want to share the things you've lost, or your emotional reaction to the things you've lost, here's a safe place to do that. If others offer you unhealthy advice, I'll say so.