Living with Uncertainty
There have been great strides in cancer treatment, but for many patients much is still unknown, and it is hard to live with that uncertainty. This reflection may help you bring awareness to the emotions that come with uncertainty, find acceptance and self-compassion, and learn practical steps to cope today as you experience uncertainty about tomorrow.
Nicole Barr NP, LMFT created a reflection you can use to help live with uncertainty. Using emotional awareness, self-compassion and simple goal-setting she helps patients with one of their most frequent goals: "I need to figure out how to live with uncertainty." So much is unknown even as cancer treatment has advanced so greatly. People with advanced stages of disease can get treatment for years; others with low grade disease may be told to "watch and wait." But how do we live well on that precipice of "what will happen next?" This is a reflection that may help you bring awareness to the emotions that come with uncertainty, find acceptance and self-compassion and then close with some practical directions to take to help you cope today.