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After treatment: Unclear where there is support, feel isolated

Esophageal Cancer | Last Active: 3 days ago | Replies (13)
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Thanks to everyone for support. I think what adds to this is also a funny coincidence...I actually am a therapist for work. So when I say I am the person who people rely on for support...I am not kidding.... 🙂
I suppose things ebb and flow as these things all do...part of the new normal. I also recognize that it is not everyone not being supportive...it is really just a few people who just want to hear that I am "fine" all the time.
I think more than anything I am in that early recovery fear of recurrance and not always knowing where to go with that fear.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | 5 days ago

@deemold, I can imagine that needing/want support or understanding from others is a reversal of roles that stands your world on its head. You're usually the listener, the shoulder, the guide. I bet the burden of people expecting you to bounce back to be the reliable rock is annoying to say the least.

Where does one go with fear of recurrance? That's a good question. As a therapist, how to guide people dealing with fear? Are there any parallels to draw on?

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