I literally just signed up for an account here, this is the first thread I start to read. I’m finding all of the comments so open and vulnerable, but here comes my negative self-talk, and right on time too, to have me feeling like I am not “affected enough” to even reply here (no personal cancer diagnosis, lost my mom to breast cancer 12 years ago this summer, negative genetic test for myself but still getting nervous since I’m due to start early detection/preventative mammograms this year at 35 - definitely not on the same level of life struggles as the majority of the absolute warriors present here though!)

But! I still at least wanted to jump in and thank you for posting this here. I may not have been your particular target audience, but I have had oodles of trouble trying to “shelf” intense emotions and anxiety over the years and finding a very practical way to do so, actually spelled out in front of me is just astronomically helpful.

TLDR: Hey thanks!