Grief, Depression, and Other Emotions

Someone forward you this email? No Sweat! Sign up here to get your own If you're having trouble viewing this email, click here Follow Us Grief, Depression, and Other Emotions  Lung cancer is a terrifying and overwhelming disease that brings with it a host of unwanted emotions.  Too often, perhaps because we encouraged to be "brave" and "strong" as cancer survivors, these feelings are held inside.  If you or a loved one are struggling with these emotions, it's my hope that this week's articles will encourage you to open up to those closest to you, so you don't have to experience these difficult feelings alone. Best wishes until next week, Dr. Lynne Lynne Eldridge MD Lung Cancer Expert Is it Depression or Grief? How can you know if your feelings with lung cancer are normal grief, or if you are dealing with clinical depression?  What is the effect of depression on quality of life, and even survival?  Read more  READ NOW Share The Risk of Suicide in Cancer Patients  Though most of us hesitate to talk about it - the risk of suicide is very real in people with cancer.  Perhaps surprisingly, this risk is highest in the early days and months following diagnosis.  When should you be worried about yourself or a loved one, and what can you do?  Read more READ NOW Share How to Keep a Positive Attitude With Cancer  First of all - you don't always have to be positive all the time when you have lung cancer.  By allowing yourself to express the negative emotions in your heart, you honor yourself.  Yet there are some things you can do day to day that may help you fight off those negative emotions and feel more happiness and joy.  Read more READ NOW Share Cancer and Learning to Let Go Why do we hang on so tightly to hurts and fears?  What are the consequences of not "letting go?" Check out these 10 steps for letting go of your resentments and anger so you can live fully with cancer.  Read more READ NOW Share MORE FROM ABOUT.COM • Does the Weather Really Affect Arthritis? • When should you have your next baby? • The 48-Hour Recovery Period in Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome • Does Weight Loss Always Resolve Sleep Apnea? Learn Why It Might Not • The Healthy Snacks That Will Help You Lose Weight • Fibromyalgia Remission: How I Got Here • May 12 Awareness Day for Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome • This Massage Technique May Decrease Pain With Fibromyalgia Advertisement About Health   |   Follow Us: You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Lung Cancer newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here. If you would like to unsubscribe from all newsletters sent from About.com, please send an email to optout@about.com with "Unsubscribe" as the subject line. 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2014 About.com - All rights reserved