Ep9: The Unknown - Cancer is a lot of scary unknowns

Humans hate uncertainty! How do we sit with all the unknowns that come with a cancer diagnosis? What’s the disease? What will treatment be like? How long have I got? Will the disease come back? What is that random pain I have? Why is my nose itchy? The mental game of this is incredibly challenging, and something some people find equally as hard as the physical challenges.

In this episode, Glynn shares his recent dance with uncertainty as he has faced the unknown length of his life and his mind giving him some truly intrusive thoughts. He goes full ‘psychologist mode’ on himself and gives us a glimpse into his recent mental challenges and how he stepped through it. There’s a fair bit of Chemotional Intelligence in this one, as we look at bits of two therapeutic approaches and how Glynn has used both at different times. We also discuss breast socks, a cheeky 70 year old woman, and emotional gorillas.

We would love to hear from you if this episode resonated with you, if you have questions, or if you just want to let us know you’re listening. You can email us at hello@chemotionalrollercoaster.com

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Lastly, Chemotional Rollercoaster is not a substitute for seeking your own professional advice. The strategies and skills discussed in all Chemotional Rollercoaster episodes are either what has worked for Glynn or his guests, specifically, or are things discussed in a general way. Anyone who is dealing with their own health issues, mental or physical, should seek their own professional advice on what may help to support them, uniquely. If anyone is struggling, and needs to talk, please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Thanks go out to Rory Chambers, as always, for his music featured in this episode.

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