Learning to combat negativity with positivity can help cancer survivors find ways to cope during stressful situations.
BY Bonnie Annis
PUBLISHED February 26, 2018
Bonnie Annis is a breast cancer survivor, diagnosed in 2014 with stage 2b invasive ductal carcinoma with metastasis to the lymph nodes. She is an avid photographer, freelance writer/blogger, wife, mother and grandmother.
It's early morning. I pad softly across the carpet into my bathroom. I look at myself in the mirror. My hair is disheveled, there are bags under my eyes and I look pretty rough. I could choose to walk away and crawl back under the covers, but I don't.Today is going to be a good day! I know this because I tell myself that's exactly what's going to happen. Each morning, since diagnosis, I've had to make a conscious decision to change my attitude. Instead of being pessimistic, I've chosen optimism.
Talking to myself has become the norm. Sometimes, I speak out loud and sometimes I whisper encouraging words to myself, inside my head. I've learned that positive reinforcement really works.
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