Online course on managing fear

[OvacomeSupport]

Dear All

One of our members is running a three week confidential online course about facing the fear of a cancer diagnosis. These are the details from Allyson, the course facilitator, who has been diagnosed with cancer herself:

"‘You’ve got cancer’ are three little words that no-one wants to hear… but I did. The emotional response felt by both my family and I was overwhelming and one of devastation; I was only able to forecast doom and gloom.

However, in time I realised this was a new chapter in my life for which I needed to prepare myself both mentally and physically but how could I do this? Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway is an amazing book written by Dr Susan Jeffers which I read over 30 years ago and has helped me to think positively over the years; I wondered if it could help me now? The answer was a resounding YES and it was then I realised I could handle my cancer diagnosis.

Fear can be damaging to our mental and physical health but by using the strategies in the book I was able to choose to hear and use positive, constructive words meaning my fear dissipated. I regularly use these strategies to manage and overcome those fears and I want to share these strategies with you.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO JOIN ME?

Cancer is a life changing diagnosis, but also an opportunity to review and transform your life. During the course you will learn:

•How to filter out the unnecessary elements within your life

•Overcome your fears

•Create a positive mindset

•How to handle challenging events and the lessons to be learnt from them."

Commitment: 3 x 2.5 hours Zoom sessions : 10am-12.30. Next dates will be 21 March, 28 March and 4 April

There will be a charge to cover course materials.

Please contact [e-mail] to register your interest.

Best wishes

Anna

Ovacome Support

[Slipper1]

Hello, I am Allyson, the lady who will be facilitating the managing the fear course. To give you some background to this, after my own diagnosis in May 2020, found that fear of the diagnosis was something that wasn't really discussed, so started to explore what I could do myself to manage this and remembered the book that resonated with me some years ago. I contacted the Director of training for 'feel the fear' to ask if i could review from the perspective of a patient with a cancer diagnosis to which she agreed. We piloted the course in Autumn last year and had some really good feedback. I am not suggesting in anyway that this is the answer, but do believe that it can offer another tool, to learning to live with this as a chronic disease. I know it's certainly helped me.