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- Schedule tests to get results soonest
- Use relaxation techniques.
- Keep busy.
- Use your mind to reframe what is happening
- Keep a balance In your life.
- Use whatever techniques helped get you through past stressful periods
- Include activities that make you feel good.
- Include activities that keep your attention.
- Take advantage of your support systems.
- Research your condition if it helps.
- Take care of yourself. Talk to your doctor if you need help sleeping.
- Enlist the help of a higher power.
- Live In the moment.
- Ask that you be given test results as soon as possible
- Exercise.
- Listen to soothing music either under the guidance of a therapist or on your own
- Try to think positively. Recognize negative thoughts and try to change them.
- Don't make rash decisions or open the spending spigot irrationally.
- Watch for signs of depression.
- Keep In mind that symptoms and side effects such as pain, fatigue and nausea can be controlled.
How To Cope With Waiting For An Appointment Or Test Results
Don't make rash decisions or open the spending spigot irrationally.
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Decisions
Experts advise not making unnecessry decisions during period of high stress. If you have a decision to make, try to give yourself as much time as possible for emotions to settle before making the decision. On the other hand, do not let the need for time give you an excuse to procrastinate about making the decision.)
To help think things through, it is helpful to get advice from as many reliable sources as possible.
Spending
It's easy to think that you are going to die soon (whether it's true or not), and spend your assets accordingly. We have witnessed too many people live high for a short period of time - only to regret the expenditure during the unexpected months or years that follow.
If allowing yourself a luxury or two will help keep you from a depression, or make the time better, it is advisable not to go overboard. Consider whether there is something within your economic wherewithal that you don't usually do, that you could do to make yourself feel better without breaking the bank.