Why You Need Counseling To Cope With Cancer

By Jose Johnson


There are a lot more approaches available these days where one is able to treat cancer, as long as one is able to notice the signs and symptoms in the early stages. People have been made more aware of what to watch out for. When there are tumors that have been discovered or when the cancer has spread to certain parts of the body, chemotherapy may be required. This can be draining, and painful, both physically and emotionally. This is why counseling to cope with cancer is often something that is recommended.

Families and friends can be supportive. There is usually someone to talk to about your emotional needs. However, not everyone knows and understands what you are going though. Family members will also feel a great deal of pain themselves because they are not sure of what the outcome is going to be.

The patient often does not want to turn to their spouse for emotional support because they know that they are experiencing their own set of issues which they have to deal with. It can relate to anxiety, worrying about the future. A wife or husband will battle to see their loved one in this state where they are in constant pain, and it can also create a lot of depression in their own lives.

Family counseling may also be something that is necessary in a case like this. The spouse may feel that they have to be strong in attending to the patient. However, inside they will have a lot of emotions that they are bottling up. Although, they will be supportive, there may also be conflicts from time to time because of the anger that the patient is experiencing.

When people don't deal with these emotions, it can be more difficult when the pain sets in. The pain can be excruciating. When you have to suffer from these physical symptoms, the emotions will become worse. You may wonder why this is happening to you. When you go out in public you may suffer from shame because of your appearance, feeling self conscious.

A therapist will be able to help you cope with a lot of these emotions that are running through your mind. It is also a good idea that the whole family is counseled during this time, because they will be unsure of the future. It is never a nice feeling to be faced with a situation where you have a sick parent who was once mentally and physically well.

Children and teens will also benefit from creative therapy. The mind and the body are connected, so one finds that kids will benefit from various activities, such as drawing, painting, pottery, poetry or listening to music. Of course, when a child is not able to be as active, they will have to settle for something which does not take up a lot of energy.

A child who has cancer will become frustrated. They may have to go back and forwards to the hospital. They will not have a normal childhood. They will be sick a lot of the time, and will have few friends. They will need to talk about this with a supportive person.




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