[eatsome]

As someone who has had incurable brain cancer for 7+ years this stresses me out. From a logical perspective, our bodies aren't designed to withstand the kind of emotional turmoil that follows a cancer diagnosis. In nature, we would either pass away quickly to 'unknown' illness or never know that there was anything 'wrong' with us until we met a swift end. Neither options allow the human brain to comprehend what is going on. Modern advancements in technology open up a really challenging area of pyscological science, where we know something is wrong, but I dont believe the brain is fully capable of processing that information. A by-product of that is stress.

[pcarolan]

Much love your way. I lost a partner that went through it. Modern antidepressants and anti-anxiety medication did seem to help. You are brave to talk about it and I hope more people do.

[jollyoldpirate]

I don’t see this way of thinking very often and I do think it’s more useful to meditate on it. Thank you for taking the time for this, the silent majority appreciates it even if we can’t find the words.

[erie]

My friend died from lung cancer caused by too much smoking after losing his job. And handling that is very stressful to me because I am, and others like me are almost in the same boat.

[erie]

“but as far as the depression and hopelessness associated with cancer, there’s a lot of evidence stemming from Roland Griffiths’ original work from John Hopkins University suggesting strongly that a single dose of psilocybin is extremely effective at helping reduce the depression and anxiety surrounding end of life in cancer patients.”