i can’t source it and it’s tangential but i do remember hearing about some study that looked at people’s reactions to their cancer diagnosis
some people react with melancholy
some people react by entering into a strict regime to give themselves that maximum chance of surviving, like heavily controlled diet, exercise, etc.
some people react with outrage and denial, just refusing to allow the fact that they have cancer alter their lives
and the outcome was that the second groups had better outcomes than the first, but more interestingly, the third group also had better outcomes than the first
You missed a group, those that accept it and realize death is the final stage of life and have a positive outlook.
My Cancer doctor said I was to happy for having a Cancer diagnosis. And another person I met at the hospital was also jovial. I asked him how he was positive, to see why we had a different outlook than those in dispair. He said “I have lived a good life, every day I wake up is a just a bonus day, why mope when it coyld be your last, enjoy it”
i can’t source it and it’s tangential but i do remember hearing about some study that looked at people’s reactions to their cancer diagnosis
and the outcome was that the second groups had better outcomes than the first, but more interestingly, the third group also had better outcomes than the first
You missed a group, those that accept it and realize death is the final stage of life and have a positive outlook.
My Cancer doctor said I was to happy for having a Cancer diagnosis. And another person I met at the hospital was also jovial. I asked him how he was positive, to see why we had a different outlook than those in dispair. He said “I have lived a good life, every day I wake up is a just a bonus day, why mope when it coyld be your last, enjoy it”