10 Ways to Keep Smiling When You Have Cancer

Experiencing something as stressful as cancer can cause persistent negative thoughts. Diversions may alleviate your worries temporarily, but they can resurface during vulnerable or idle moments. You may feel overwhelmed, angry, lonely, anxious, helpless, or even self-destructive. As a result, you may find it challenging to eat, sleep, or enjoy the things you usually do. These thoughts, if perpetuated, may even lead to clinical depression.

To maintain a healthy mind, here are ten strategies that may help in handling negative thoughts.

1. Know what triggers your negative thoughts

Identifying the possible source of distress is key to self-awareness and positive change. …read more