Fear Cancer

[SirJoe]

I don't think that there isn't a person on this earth that doesn't have some fear of contracting cancer, unless they have never heard of it. I personally think that those people are lucky, they less one thing to get anxious about.

 

[fuzyon]

Cancer is really scary and I would be lying if I said I wasn't afraid of this disease, it can come out of nowhere and honestly I wouldn't be strong enough to fight it. A good idea to calm yourself would be to get yourself checked out every 6 months, blood tests and everything. I don't know how expensive that is in your country but it's certainly worth the money, being healthy should be your top priority.

 

[KellyLake]

I am so happy you recovered from cancer, I wish you a very long and happy life!


Fearing cancer is the unfortunate form that my anxiety has taken over the past couple years. I used to fear other things, now every day I wonder if cancer is already growing inside me. My father died earlier this year from cancer. My best friend died two summers ago from cancer. I am 25 and I know at least half a dozen people that are my age that have cancer right this moment. A girl I was in girl scouts with just had a double mastectomy. I believe I am around so much cancer because I grew up in a very toxic area.


I hate being so paranoid about this. Obviously there is only so much we can do about it other than try to remain healthy, as others have stated. And I have very much been trying to do that, but every time I eat something with food dye, or smell car exhaust, or use cleaning products, I get a little surge of paranoia. Ive gotten paranoid to the point where I think even the paranoia might give me cancer. Even taking care of ourselves is no guarantee we won't get it. Someone who works at a cancer hospital put it to me this way - our environment is so toxic, that unhealthy habits are just like lighting a match on the gasoline that is already there. The best we can do is not worry, and eat a ton of antioxidants.

 

[111kg]

Unfortunately, if you fear it and always think about it, there is a good chance that someday you will develop some kind of problems, mainly caused by stress. You see, cancer is not an infection, nor a fungus, but something that goes wrong with our cells. Rather than being afraid, I'd rather start exercising, drinking lots of water (colon cancer rates, for instance, are higher at the people that don't hydrate themselves properly), eat berries and vitamin c rich fruits.


If it's bound to happen, it will happen and you can't do nothing about it. But if you can prevent this disease even for a little while, being afraid won't bring any good upon you.

 

[TheViper]

I have a fear of it that became a lot bigger last year after some health concerns. I still do have those concerns but I am able to control my fear or train of thought a lot better now. The funny thing about it is I'm able to rationalize various things but still there are times where I can't help but think the worst. I'm trying to keep myself busy and started catching up on a lot of tv shows that I've missed out on.

 

[explorerX7]

I sometimes think about being afflicted by cancer, however, I am not unduly worried about it. There are so many types of cancer, so anyone that has not been affected by the disease can really consider themselves to be fortunate. I only hope and pray that I will be one of the fortunate ones but I will not be losing any sleep over the thought of it.

 

[GrubbyRose]

I have lost a parent and 2 close friends to cancer. Another friends has it, and has about a 5 percent chance of living 5 years. I have no fear of me getting it, but my worst fear is the remaining family I have left getting it, as it does run in both sides of my family.

 

[tinnie]

I've always been scared of cancer, but until about a year and half ago nobody in my family had it (that I know of). Recently my grandma died after fighting it for about a year and half so of course now I worry even more.


I'm scared both of me having it and of course someone close to me. I don't even know which one I'm more scared of as they're both the biggest nightmares.


Once my teacher told us, that we shouldn't be scared of dying/illness because we will bring it upon us. But that's easier said than done.

 

[misszerable]

My own father died of prostrate cancer and I always fear that I'll get the female versions of the cancer. I just don't dwell too much on the thought and I'm focused on living my life and enjoying my son. Of course, when you have a family history of cancer, you will tend to eat healthier and make healthier life choices. I am quite concerned for my son as well because his paternal grandfather died of the same disease so this early, I'm teaching him to avoid cigarette smoking, processed foods, noodles, and soft drinks. He learned to eat vegetables early on and I am also guiding him how to be physically active.

 

[Panic57]

My mom's best friend died the second round with her cancer. She had fought it and was clean for about eight years before it came back. I still remember how gaunt she was. So the idea of getting cancer terrifies me mostly because it's such a slow and painful way to die. I know that cervical cancer runs in my family because my aunt had it. The only thing I can do is try to be healthy and get doctor check ups often. Though I'm kind of a cynic and with so many ads and articles that keep saying how many things can give you cancer. But most of the information out there is all fad, so I can't really figure out what to actually do. Just look at what they've done to eggs, they somehow made eating them worse that smoking cigarettes. Then the next month, you need an egg or two every morning to lose weight. I'm at the point where I think I'll get it but I feel helpless to actually fight it.

 

[Alex]

I think most of us know someone who has had cancer or has died from it, and I don't fear it but am wary of it. I know several people who have beaten it, so one shouldn't be afraid, but we as humans, need to be more open about it if it is in the family. My aunt had breast cancer and it's possible it is genetic so keeping in touch with the family in regards to health matters is important.


I had a cancer scare myself when I was younger, and I cannot tell you how it changes your mindset. The weeks of not knowing, regret at what you could have done, and planning that bucket list. I made one and I did most of it, and now have another list. We cannot always prevent cancer, but we can fight it and spot the signs earlier nowadays.

 

[DesmondX]

I'm glad that you are now cancer free!


I worry about cancer often. My mother is a cancer survivor and I have lost multiple family members to cancer, so I always assume that it will happen to me at some point. I spend way too much time checking for cancer warnings. I catch a cold and worry that it is cancer. My habit of using WebMD to self-diagnose things doesn't help either. I try to live healthy, but I know I'm not doing enough on that front. Hopefully, my fears never become reality.

 

[sorrowscall]

I don't fear cancer. It doesn't mean I like the thought of it. I just accept that many of the females in my family are likely to have it at some point in their lives. It's....hard to accept that it happened to my mom. But, I knew it would happen. I'm telling myself that lately anyway. 

 

[Surrender]

I used to not fear cancer because I felt it was caused by diet, and I have always stayed away from processed foods. 


But lately I started learning about the spiritual causes of diseases, and how there is first an problem with our thinking and attitudes, which then manifests as a physical problem. I read that cancer is a cause of something like caring too much for others, and then harboring resentment against them for taking advantage of us or hurting us, while we continue to be "nice" and never voice our resentments, and instead let everything eat us up inside. So that really scared me. 

 

[oportosanto]

In the last years I had cancer in my life again and it was not pleasant. Fortunately both people who had it were extremely optimistic about it and were able to beat it, so we can forget it for a while and hope it never returns. I feel that being optimistic and having the will to live makes a big difference.

 

[fcuco]

Yes, this is one of the more common forms of Hypochondriasis, makes sense since Cancer is, sadly, very prevalent and everybody knows at least one person that's been affected by the disease, this gives it this feeling of being a "clear and present" danger while you probably don't fear some other rarer diseases that you don't encounter all that often. One of the biggest problems with cancer, aside from it not being a single disease but a group of disorders and thus hard to cure, is that while we've identified some substances and habits that may cause it how to prevent it is not exactly understood. This leads to a lot of disinformation, like some day red meat causes it, the next day red meat is good, and so on. Since it could be diet related and that's something that you have some control over this could lead to other disorders like orthorexia, where you become obsessed with cleaning your diet out of fear. If your fear becomes too morbid, consider seeking help.

 

[oportosanto]

Being an hypochondriac has a lot to do with past traumas related with diseases. I had quite a few surgeries as a kid so whenever I feel something I always wonder if it's serious or not and sometimes it's nothing! So it's all a matter of keeping our head clear and try to live one day at a time. We all know cancer might be back, but while it doesn't we are healthy.

 

[CT422]

I definitely have this fear, and I have to convince myself not to google each symptom I have, because I know it will lead me down an anxiety rabbit hole. I also lost two family members on my father's side to brain tumors, so I worry about that a lot as well. Sometimes when I get a headache or a dizzy spell, I have to stop and breath so I don't convince myself that I have a tumor. To calm down I usually remind myself that I've had the luck of being healthy for most of my life, that usually helps a lot. 

 

[vegito12]

I have made changes in my diet and it has made it more easier to be active and started going to the gym last month and feel more energized and eating healthier meals as made me more motivated and also I have cut out the soft drinks and drink water and healthier fruit juices, which is nicer and also makes me not tired as the junk food can add weight and make you feel tired or not motivated to do things. I think that cancer can be scary and have had someone die from cancer few years ago she had gastric cancer or stomach cancer was only in her forties only and it can happen suddenly, and hard to know if it is there as you may feel normal and not know what is going on in the body which can be scary. In the news you see people who had cancer and what their family went through and also it is sad when the person is young and has not long to live and also treatments can cost a lot and there is no guarantee if the person will be cured as the medicine will either do the job or only get rid of some of the cells and can only hope it will not lead to death.

 

[Ania]

My grandma died of cancer when I was 16 years old, 2 years after that my OCD kicked in and one of my triggers was fear of getting cancer.  That thought still causes fear in me, but I no longer allow those thoughts dominate my life   It was hard at first, but now if that thought pops up it disappears shortly after.  Which is really good because that kind of thoughts used to linger for months!