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Forum: Mental Health: Because Cancer Doesn't Just Affect Your Breasts

Meet and support others who are affected by these issues around anxiety, depression & other emotional effects.

• Am I wrong?

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  Latest post: Jan 14, 2020 12:09PM by Stretchygirl83

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  Latest post: Jan 14, 2020 09:33AM by Candilea

• Documentary: Love Always, Mom

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• Just Get Over It -- A Rant

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  Created by: MountainMia on Dec 3, 2019 11:32AM

  Latest post: Jan 11, 2020 09:40PM by MountainMia

• Looking for tips to get back to living.

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• Angry, Sad, and Mad

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• Biopsy tomorroe

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• Emotional crisis

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  Created by: LoveLau on Oct 9, 2019 03:18PM

  Latest post: Dec 24, 2019 05:16PM by LoveLau

• Holiday blues

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  Created by: arolsson on Dec 13, 2019 11:52AM

  Latest post: Dec 13, 2019 12:52PM by MountainMia

• Anxiety keeping me up at night

  11 Posts 198 Views

  Created by: mitziandbubba on Oct 28, 2019 06:02PM

  Latest post: Dec 12, 2019 03:01PM by Yogatyme

• Post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment - Job at risk

  31 Posts 501 Views

  Created by: sweetp6217 on Aug 25, 2019 01:39AM

  Latest post: Dec 11, 2019 08:43PM by sweetp6217

• Esketamine/ spriovata for depression

  2 Posts 33 Views

  Created by: LoveLau on Nov 6, 2019 08:32PM

  Latest post: Dec 1, 2019 05:19PM by LoveLau

• Need support and some hope, drowning in anxiety

  23 Posts 375 Views

  Created by: marinochka on Nov 15, 2019 07:31PM

  Latest post: Nov 18, 2019 07:16PM by marinochka

• Never Ending Chronic Depression

  25 Posts 420 Views

  Created by: Frill on Oct 24, 2019 11:03AM

  Latest post: Nov 10, 2019 09:33PM by vlnrph

• Sinking

  6 Posts 144 Views

  Created by: grayskies on Nov 2, 2019 04:11PM

  Latest post: Nov 8, 2019 03:34PM by grayskies

• Electric convulsant therapy ECT

  11 Posts 181 Views

  Created by: LoveLau on May 27, 2018 12:47PM

  Latest post: Nov 7, 2019 11:11AM by LoveLau

• Repetition help? To control anxiety and depression?

  3 Posts 48 Views

  Created by: LoveLau on Oct 30, 2019 04:59PM

  Latest post: Nov 6, 2019 08:37PM by LoveLau

• How to Get Through the Right Now.

  12 Posts 188 Views

  Created by: ChaClarey on Oct 27, 2019 12:04PM

  Latest post: Nov 1, 2019 01:28PM by LoveLau

• I Feel Like My Life is Over

  20 Posts 480 Views

  Created by: ChaClarey on Oct 20, 2019 03:44PM

  Latest post: Oct 26, 2019 03:33PM by Spookiesmom

• When Something Ridiculous Sends Your Anxiety Into Overdrive

  8 Posts 166 Views

  Created by: Lexica on Oct 7, 2019 12:19PM

  Latest post: Oct 13, 2019 01:33PM by Cubbie2015

• Successful treatment for Anxiety from ai's,

  34 Posts 625 Views

  Created by: LoveLau on Apr 26, 2018 09:57PM

  Latest post: Oct 10, 2019 08:04PM by LoveLau

• Kindness & encouragement

  6 Posts 75 Views

  Created by: Cookie66 on Feb 5, 2019 12:41PM

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• I need a job and it just seems impossible.

  16 Posts 316 Views

  Created by: WC3 on Sep 22, 2019 09:24PM

  Latest post: Sep 26, 2019 01:45AM by WC3

• Need advice, sensitive and strange situation

  16 Posts 284 Views

  Created by: nickyturn on Sep 23, 2019 10:37AM

  Latest post: Sep 23, 2019 03:32PM by nickyturn

• Killing me with kindness

  6 Posts 127 Views

  Created by: Shelligirl on Jul 10, 2019 07:38PM

  Latest post: Sep 10, 2019 06:58PM by IBJUSTFINE67

• HUGE weight gain after mascetomy..very depressed

  4 Posts 92 Views

  Created by: purityplus on Aug 23, 2019 06:39PM

  Latest post: Aug 23, 2019 08:45PM by AliceBastable

• Samantha Harris

  3 Posts 190 Views

  Created by: shoppygirl on Oct 24, 2014 10:57PM

  Latest post: Aug 18, 2019 08:35PM by AliceBastable

• I'm a Hot Mess

  10 Posts 259 Views

  Created by: Ella7 on Jul 14, 2019 09:44PM

  Latest post: Aug 16, 2019 07:56PM by Castigame

• Fighting

  7 Posts 122 Views

  Created by: Bookworm14 on Aug 1, 2019 10:33AM

  Latest post: Aug 5, 2019 07:59PM by Bookworm14

• Bon's Bag: Be Prepared for Death or Disaster Evacuation

  21 Posts 532 Views

  Created by: sas-schatzi on Nov 2, 2017 07:55PM

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