Psychological guidance for tumor patients

In the diagnosis, treatment and recovery of your tumor, you will inevitably have some painful experiences due to some physical or psychological discomfort. For example, sleep disorders, loss of appetite, heartburn, fear and anxiety, low mood, etc. These emotions will directly affect the recovery of your disease. We would like to provide you with some simple guidelines to help you improve your psychological pain: 1. Don’t believe in the old saying that “cancer equals death”, the World Health Organization (WHO) has 3 1/3 assertions about cancer: 1/3 of cancers can be prevented, 1/3 can be cured, and 1/3 can be treated by medical means to improve the patient’s quality of life and to improve the quality of life of patients. medical treatment to improve patients’ quality of life and prolong survival. 2, as far as possible, you will be your bad mood reasonably vent out, you can tell your family, friends, medical personnel, do not put the bad mood for a long time in their own hearts; as far as possible to return to the community, rather than all day will be shut up at home in the silence of the struggle, to take the initiative to obtain social support from the best resources around you to obtain support, such as family, friends, doctors, and so on, to participate in a variety of support groups, whether among patients or colleagues. Whether it is between patients or colleagues support and understanding may improve your poor psychological state, and know some people who really understand your feelings, will also play a role in mutual support. 3, more contact with nature, human beings are natural products, in the case of physical conditions allow as much as possible to go to nature activities, such as parks, beaches, jungles, grasslands. 4, they should be conscious of more psychological self-regulation, such as through deep breathing and relaxation, tai chi, yoga, meditation, health qigong, physical exercise is also a good way to regulate the psychological, can effectively control your fear and anxiety. 5, many psychological pain is not their own want to get rid of can be good to get rid of, we need the help of a psychiatrist, to think of going to see a psychiatrist, many psychotherapeutic methods and techniques as well as some of the drugs to improve your various emotional symptoms is very effective. 6, do not underestimate your inner pain, especially like the sleep problem, sleep on the health of the impact is very big, sleep disorders are often not just take a pill of valium can be a good solution, to let the psychiatrist to help you find out the real cause of insomnia, targeted treatment. 7, do not think that you caused cancer and blame yourself, even if you smoke or other behaviors that increase the risk of cancer, blame or beat yourself up will not help. Coping with cancer with an attitude of “living each day to the fullest”. Try to let your heart always live in the present, do not always regret yesterday, or always anticipate tomorrow, only to live well today is the most real and most important, so as to avoid too much unnecessary anxiety, this attitude will also allow you to better focus on the immediate, and better use of each day. 9. Find a doctor with whom you have mutual respect, trust, and who is receptive to any questions you may have. Insist on working with him during treatment, ask about side effects and be prepared for them. Think about the problems you may encounter beforehand, as this will make you more comfortable when you do encounter them. 10. Don’t hide your concerns about your physical or psychological symptoms from those closest to you. Let your nearest and dearest accompany you to the doctor to talk about treatment. This will help you interpret and record what the doctor says. Sickness is an unpredictable thing in life, all of our medical staff faithfully hope that we can work together with you to fight the disease, and wish you a speedy recovery!