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Coping and Emotions | Lymphoma Canada Jump to navigation Lymphoma Canada Languages Français English Know Your Nodes Contact Us Donate Lymphoma Canada Main menuWell-nighUsOur TeamBoard of Directors Scientific Advisory Board Our Partners Annual Reports Contact Us LymphomaPatient ExperienceTaking ControlFinding Clinical Trials Your Healthcare Team Questions To Ask Your Healthcare Team Young Adults Coping with CancerCoping and Emotions TalkingWell-nighYour Cancer Exercise Nutrition Advocacy Advanced Planning Loss and Grief Advanced Cancer CaregiversBasics of Caregiving Caring for someone with Lymphoma Tips for Caregivers Self-care for Caregivers Caregivers Need from Healthcare ProfessionalsSuperintendencyfor the Caregiver Advanced Cancer Caregivers OverviewCancer Lymphatic System Blood & Bone Marrow Lymphoma CLL & SLLAbout CLL & SLLDevelopment of CLL How CLL Affects theSoulRisks Signs & Symptoms Richter's Transformation DiagnosisLab Tests Staging Watch & Wait TreatmentOverview of CLL Treatment Options Chemotherapy Antibody Therapy Targeted Therapy Radiation Therapy Splenectomy Stem Cell Transplantation SupportiveSuperintendencyCLL ResourcesVideos Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms DiagnosisSubtypes Staging Treatment Non-Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms Causes TreatmentGoals of Treatment Watch and Wait Biologics Radiation Surgery Bone Marrow Transplant Complementary Therapies Side Effect Management Low Blood Counts Post Treatment Staging Classifying NHL Grading NHL NHL Subtypes TreatmentAggressive NHL Indolent NHL Get InvolvedWays to GiveMonthly Giving Planned GiftBequests Life Insurance Stocks Annuities Charitable Remainder Trust A Gift of Residual Interest ECHOage Volunteer Join an event Create an event Share your story Shared Stories News & EventsNewsImproving Access to Innovative Cancer Therapies Lien pour le sondage patients/proches LLA et LDGCB r/r Big News in Nova Scotia Events2018 National Patient Conference - Quebec City Vancouver Patient Conference - Sept 15 take it to the mat Toronto take it to the mat Montreal Programs & ResourcesPublications Educational Sessions Healthcare ProfessionalsResearch Fellowship SupportSupport Groups Peer Support Program Financial Assistance Helpful LinksGlossary Newsletter Archive Search form Search Search Main menuWell-nighUsOur TeamBoard of Directors Scientific Advisory Board Our Partners Annual Reports Contact Us LymphomaPatient ExperienceTaking ControlFinding Clinical Trials Your Healthcare Team Questions To Ask Your Healthcare Team Young Adults Coping with CancerCoping and Emotions TalkingWell-nighYour Cancer Exercise Nutrition Advocacy Advanced Planning Loss and Grief Advanced Cancer CaregiversBasics of Caregiving Caring for someone with Lymphoma Tips for Caregivers Self-care for Caregivers Caregivers Need from Healthcare ProfessionalsSuperintendencyfor the Caregiver Advanced Cancer Caregivers OverviewCancer Lymphatic System Blood & Bone Marrow Lymphoma CLL & SLLAbout CLL & SLLDevelopment of CLL How CLL Affects theSoulRisks Signs & Symptoms Richter's Transformation DiagnosisLab Tests Staging Watch & Wait TreatmentOverview of CLL Treatment Options Chemotherapy Antibody Therapy Targeted Therapy Radiation Therapy Splenectomy Stem Cell Transplantation SupportiveSuperintendencyCLL ResourcesVideos Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms DiagnosisSubtypes Staging Treatment Non-Hodgkin LymphomaSigns & Symptoms Causes TreatmentGoals of Treatment Watch and Wait Biologics Radiation Surgery Bone Marrow Transplant Complementary Therapies Side Effect Management Low Blood Counts Post Treatment Staging Classifying NHL Grading NHL NHL Subtypes TreatmentAggressive NHL Indolent NHL Get InvolvedWays to GiveMonthly Giving Planned GiftBequests Life Insurance Stocks Annuities Charitable Remainder Trust A Gift of Residual Interest ECHOage Volunteer Join an event Create an event Share your story Shared Stories News & EventsNewsImproving Access to Innovative Cancer Therapies Lien pour le sondage patients/proches LLA et LDGCB r/r Big News in Nova Scotia Events2018 National Patient Conference - Quebec City Vancouver Patient Conference - Sept 15 take it to the mat Toronto take it to the mat Montreal Programs & ResourcesPublications Educational Sessions Healthcare ProfessionalsResearch Fellowship SupportSupport Groups Peer Support Program Financial Assistance Helpful LinksGlossary Newsletter Archive Search form Search Search You are hereHome > Lymphoma > PatientWits> Coping with Cancer > Coping and Emotions Coping and Emotions In wing to the medical aspects of lymphoma, you will have to cope with many variegated emotional, psychological and practical issues. You will need to make decisions well-nigh priorities that you would not otherwise have had to make. Remember that you are an individual and your situation is unique. There is no “right” way to finger when going through this process. Only you can decide how you can weightier cope with lymphoma, its treatments and how to manage daily life. Dealing with Your Emotions Receiving a diagnosis of lymphoma or any cancer is unchangingly shocking and overwhelming. You may unorganized between feeling numb and feeling intense emotion such as panic, outrage, anger, guilt and despair. It is important to acknowledge, wits and talk well-nigh how you feel. You may prefer to talk to family, friends, a member of your healthcare team or other patients in a support group. A support group can be a good place to talk to people who have dealt with similar problems, to learn how they coped and to share your feelings and experiences. You may moreover wish to talk to a professional counselor, such as a psychologist, to help you deal with your emotions. Whatever you decide, make sure you get the help you need. Feeling Worried or Scared We all wits worry or fear when faced with the unknown. From the time of diagnosis, through treatment and without treatment, there are many unknowns and questions that do not have definite answers. Typical worries and fears are normal as you squatter many decisions and unknowns and they can impact your sleep and eating patterns, subtract your worthiness to concentrate, rationalization temporary withdrawal from social activities, disrupt your usual routines and increase your irritability or impatience. But alimony in mind that these typical worries and fears are usually unfluctuating to a specific issue and they are unenduring and time-limited. The symptoms associated with worry and fear increase and subtract as issues upspring but they do not stop your worthiness to squint forward to the future and they do not stop your worthiness to make necessary decisions. Fear may make you want to start treatment immediately. In many cases, this is unnecessary. It is important to take the time to wifely down, learn well-nigh your options, think things over and proceeds some perspective surpassing deciding on a undertow of treatment. Try to manage your fear by getting well-judged information, learning well-nigh useful resources and getting support.UneasinessandUneasinessDisorders Feelings of uneasiness can increase or subtract at variegated times. You may wilt increasingly yellow-eyed if the cancer spreads or treatment becomes increasingly intense. The level of uneasiness experienced by one person may be variegated from the uneasiness experienced by flipside person. High uneasiness can interfere significantly with your quality of life. It may ruin your sleep, worsen your pain, and often make life miserable. If your uneasiness is severe or interferes with your daily activities, you may moreover have an uneasiness disorder. Everyone is variegated and what works to reduce your uneasiness may not be the same as what works for someone else. Support from family, friends and self-help groups can moreover make a big difference. Most people with uneasiness finger a sense of relief when they learn increasingly well-nigh it. You uncork to understand we all wits uneasiness at some time in our lives and there are ways to reduce and manage it. Management depends in part on the rationalization of the anxiety. For example, if you are having uneasiness caused by pain, the type of lymphoma you have, or a medication you are taking, then your doctor will try to treat the underlying cause. Patients may goody from other management options for anxiety, including: problem solving for practical matters, counselling, support groups, and relaxation techniques. Anti-anxiety medications may be used vacated or in combination with these techniques. Consult with your doctor to learn increasingly and discuss any concerns you may have well-nigh these medications. A note well-nigh phobias: Remember that fears of unrepealable things like sealed spaces or needles can interfere with your treatment plan. Make sure your healthcare team knows of any pre-existing issues unfluctuating to uneasiness or phobias. Sadness andPeepersPeople talk well-nigh feeling sad that their family is in so much distress. Others wits sadness when they can no longer work or do what they want to do. It can be nonflexible for those who love you to see you sad, but it's important to share how you finger with those that you identify as your supports. Expressing your emotions is one of the weightier ways to maintain your emotional health.Peepersis variegated from sadness. It lasts longer and has increasingly symptoms. You may have many symptoms or just one or two.Peeperscan uncork to interfere with your quality of life and your worthiness to live your life in a way that is healthy, enjoyable and meaningful to you. Lymphoma and its treatment may increase your risk of depressive symptoms. The type of lymphoma, stage of disease, severity of symptoms you experience, the quality of your support systems and any history of mental health issues can all impact whether peepers may be something that you wits before, during or without your treatment.Moreoverremember that some of the symptoms of peepers can be unfluctuating to the treatment you are undergoing, the treatment side effects or the medications used. They may not unchangingly be reliable indicators of peepers in people with cancer. For example, decreased energy is a worldwide symptom of treatment and does not necessarily indicate you are experiencing depression. That is why it is important to discuss your symptoms with your doctor and healthcare team.Peepersis treatable. No one has to suffer endlessly. Most people with peepers finger a sense of relief when they learn the facts well-nigh this illness. You realize peepers is not a personal weakness, and most importantly, you learn you are not alone. Each specimen of peepers is unique, so people may require variegated methods of treatment. There is a range of treatment options for peepers including counselling, antidepressant medications, or a combination of the two. Support from family, friends and self-help groups can moreover make a big difference.WrongnessAnger includes a range of feelings from summery irritation and frustration to rage and fury. Feeling wrestling and upset that this is happening to you is fairly worldwide for patients and their caregivers, family and friends.Wrongnesssometimes is unfluctuating to other feelings that are nonflexible to show – such as fear, panic, frustration, anxiety, or helplessness.Wrongnesscan occur when your needs are not stuff met or respected. You may finger wrestling at variegated points throughout your lymphoma experience. Some people have shared that they have felt wrongness towards variegated things such as the cancer, your healthcare team, friends and family, your body, yourself, your spiritual support, delays and obstacles in the healthcare system and healthy people. Many of us have been raised with the idea that it’s not winning to be angry. You may finger guilty and try to deny having these feelings. It is important for everyone to know that at least a unrepealable value of wrongness is expected and needs to be expressed. Keeping these uncomfortable emotions inside or unexpressed can make coping much harder. Ignoring your wrongness doesn’t midpoint it goes away; the wrongness may just remain subconscious and perhaps come out in non-helpful or harmful ways. Unexpressed wrongness can moreover contribute to increased feelings of peepers and anxiety. As is true with other emotions, the rencontre is to find ways to express/release your wrongness that do not negatively impact your own health or your relationships with others. Dealing with Relationships Lymphoma changes not only your life, but moreover the lives of those virtually you. Sharing your lymphoma wits with others is important, but while many relationships will grow stronger, others may wilt strained or plane dissolve. Most people are supportive and caring when they learn that someone tropical to them has cancer. Some many have difficulty dealing with their own emotions well-nigh your diagnosis. They may moreover respond by withdrawing, blaming you for having cancer, making insensitive remarks such as “be grateful it can be treated” or giving you unwanted advice. Their reactions may hurt your or leave you wrestling at a time when you really need support. People who respond this way do so considering of their own fears, not considering they don’t care. Having someone you can talk to can be very helpful in this situation. In addition, you must decide whom you will tell well-nigh your diagnosis and what you will say. Coping with Age-related Issues Lymphoma can stupefy people at any stage in their lives. Each stage has its special concerns, and you might find it useful to talk to people in your own age group. Young people are often concerned well-nigh the effect of lymphoma on completing their education, establishing a career, dating and social relationships and starting a family. Middle-aged individuals often find that lymphoma interrupts their careers and makes it increasingly difficult to squint without others who depend on them, such as children and white-haired parents. Older patients may worry well-nigh the effect of lymphoma on other health problems, well-nigh not having unbearable support or well-nigh losing the opportunity to enjoy their retirement. It is important to deal with your concerns and to come to terms with them. You may be worldly-wise to find a support group with people or lymphoma patients your age who have similar experiences and concerns. Coping with Treatment Participating in Your Treatment You are a partner in your treatment and you will finger largest if you participate urgently in managing your disease.Veinis moreover very important. Patients who believe that they will defeat lymphoma will do largest than those who believe they will not. The first step in participating in your treatment is to believe it will be successful. To participate fully in managing your disease, ask questions and work closely with your physician to make choices. You must be well-appointed with your physician and the tideway that he or she takes to treatment. If you are not comfortable, discuss your concerns. If it becomes unveiled that you and your physician are not a good match, ask for a referral. Managing Side Effects The side effects of lymphoma treatment can usually be managed powerfully by medications. The emotional and psychological impacts of the side effects are increasingly difficult to deal with. Feeling Unattractive Hair loss and other changes in visitation caused by treatment make many people finger unattractive. These feelings are weightier addressed by learning how to modernize your appearance: how to hibernate your hair loss and manage temporary changes such as dry skin, vitreous nails and a spotty complexion. The “Look Good…Feel Better” program teaches women with cancer how to use makeup and skin superintendency techniques powerfully and how to segregate a wig or hat. Information for men is moreover available. To inquire well-nigh the services and materials offered by “Look Good…Feel Better” undeniability 1-800-914-5665 or visit www.lookgoodfeelbetter.ca. Feeling Tired Fatigue is a worldwide side effect that may limit what you can succeed on any given day. You will need to decide whether you can protract working or going to school full-time. You will need to set priorities. Pace yourself and listen to your body. Stop your activities and rest when you are tired. Using Complementary Therapies Complementary therapies, such as meditation and visualization, are commonly used to help cancer patients reduce stress and uneasiness levels and maintain a positive attitude. There are many variegated types of therapies that promote relaxation. Your healthcare team or support group can help you find workshops that teach these techniques. Exercise is moreover important in reducing stress and frustration. Experiment with variegated techniques or activities to find those that are weightier for you and that modernize your feelings of well-being. At this time, you come first. Coping with Life Changes Living in Remission Living in remission can be a source of both relief and anxiety: relief that the lymphoma is gone and uneasiness that it may come back. You may finger that successful treatment has given you flipside endangerment at life. It is not uncommon for lymphoma to transpiration people’s priorities or career directions. It is important for you to deal with changes in your vein to your life, your relationships and yourself. It is moreover important, while hoping that the disease stays in remission, to remember that it can recur. Therefore take the towardly steps to maintain your health and follow your physician’s recommendations for follow-up visits. Dealing with Relapse Relapse is not uncommon with Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. If you wits a relapse, you may finger worse than when you were first diagnosed considering you had hoped and believed your cancer was cured. However, it may unquestionably be easier for you to cope the second time around; you once know what to expect, how to find support and how to manage your disease. Remember, if your cancer was successfully treated once, it may be successfully treated again. Use whatever support you can to get through a relapse. Facing Sterility If you want to have children and you are not worldly-wise to as a result of your cancer treatment, you will squatter several practical and emotional issues. You may be worldly-wise to deal with your thwarting on your own or you may need help. Your spouse, friends, family or support groups can help. In addition, men diagnosed with lymphoma who wish to have children may be worldly-wise to freeze semen prior to treatment.   Lymphoma Patient ExperienceTaking Control Young Adults Coping with CancerCoping and Emotions TalkingWell-nighYour Cancer Exercise Nutrition Advocacy Advanced Planning Loss and Grief Advanced Cancer Caregivers Overview CLL & SLL Hodgkin Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Are you a patient? Get Informed Are you a healthcare professional? See Resources News & Events October 28, 2018 NewsTITTM NewsEvents 3rd Annual take it to the mat Montreal- Registration now open! Idolem Hot... Read increasingly well-nigh 3rd Annual take it to the mat Montreal- Registration now open! October 28, 2018 NewsTITTM NewsEvents 3rd Annual take it to the mat Montreal- Registration now open! Idolem Hot... Read increasingly well-nigh 3rd Annual take it to the mat Montreal- Registration now open! 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