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Thank you SO much for that little tutorial. When I got out of bc treatment, I went to get therapy to try to get my head in a positive space. Ended up with a therapist that was way younger than I and all we talked about was her triple positive breast cancer from a few years prior. That wasn't helpful. Now here I am post 2 surgeries for vulvar cancer (this summer) -- pretty healed and no further treatment needed at this time (stage 1B) and all 16 lymph nodes removed were clear, as well as no evidence of any cancer or pre-cancer at the surgical site. I am so grateful, but there is a side of me that says, "OK, now I can go back to worrying about a BC recurrence!" That's what I needed your tutorial for!! What two books did you read, by the way? Thanks again!
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You are very welcome, I hope the daily Optimistic Self Talk as I call it will help you as it has helped me. I look forward to it every day, and I have not missed a day since I started. I am sorry that your therapy visits turned out to be about your therapist and her journey instead of yours! Happy to hear you are past your vulvar cancer. Now you are on your journey to Wellness!
The 2 books that friends sent me that led me to this self talk are both kind of “out there” but I learned a lot from both. The first one I received is “You Can Heal Your Life” by Louise I. Hay.
She also suggests looking in the mirror and saying “ I deserve to be free of (what you want to be free of, so for us it’s cancer) and I accept it now.” She says to say it 2 or 3 times. I do that most days too, saying “I deserve to be free of cancer, I deserve to be a survivor.”
The second book is about signs we receive from our departed loved ones. Wow it is eye opening and I could hardly put it down. I will warn you that some of the stories she relates are very sad but it makes you realize you are not alone in your journey. That our departed loved ones are with us to help. I did receive many signs through my bc journey especially after reading the book and being open to them. The end of that book has the messages about the mind body connection. If the beginning of the book is not for you, the last chapter will be helpful. That book is “Signs” by Laura Lynn Jackson. Both of these books made a difference for me. I received the books from dear friends who are cancer survivors. There are a lot of survivors out there and we are now members of that group mdr3. ❤️Healing and Wellness wishes to all on this board. ❤️