Es normal sentirse enfadado tras un diagnóstico de cáncer. El sentimiento puede aparecer cuando se detecta el cáncer o desarrollarse en cualquier momento durante el tratamiento y la supervivencia.
Es posible que se sienta enfadado por lo siguiente:
La dificultad y la incertidumbre de tener cáncer
Cómo el cáncer y el tratamiento han cambiado su rutina o estilo de vida
Algunas personas con cáncer pueden considerar usar una terapia complementaria (en inglés) además del tratamiento contra el cáncer estándar. Las terapias complementarias se utilizan para lo siguiente:
Reducir los efectos secundarios del tratamiento contra el cáncer
Mejorar el bienestar físico y emocional
Mejorar la recuperación del cáncer
Es normal sentirse triste a veces cuando se enfrenta el cáncer. Pero, si ese sentimiento no desaparece, es posible que esté experimentando una depresión. Conozca cuáles son los signos y cómo puede obtener ayuda.
It’s normal to feel sad sometimes when you’re facing cancer. But if that feeling won’t go away, you may be experiencing depression. Learn what the signs are and how you can get help.
Some people with cancer may consider using "complementary therapy" in addition to standard cancer treatment. Complementary therapies are used to:
Reduce the side effects of cancer treatment
Improve physical and emotional well-being
Improve recovery from cancer
Georgia Hurst, a Lynch syndrome advocate, describes from her personal experience the emotional and physical toll being diagnosed with a genetic condition that increases cancer risk can take.
Depression is a medical problem where feelings of sadness, distress, and other physical and emotional symptoms are long-lasting and interfere your day-to-day life. Other symptoms of depression can include a loss of interest in favorite activities, fatigue, and thinking and memory problems.
It is normal to feel angry after a cancer diagnosis. The feeling may come up when cancer is found, or develop any time during treatment and survivorship.
You may feel angry about:
The difficulty and uncertainty of having cancer
How cancer and treatment have changed your routine or lifestyle
What having cancer will mean for you and your family, including different types of losses cancer can bring
Many people living with cancer experience guilt. Guilt is a feeling of blame and regret that is usually hard to accept and express. Guilt often leads people to replay "what if" and "if only" scenarios in their minds to figure out what they could have done differently.
People with cancer may feel guilt at various times for different reasons. For example, you may feel guilty because:
You could have noticed symptoms earlier or gone to the doctor sooner.
You worry that you are a burden to your family or caregivers.
