Speaking with SurvivorNet, licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Marianna Strongin defined anxiety as "the worry about a future event, and also the underestimation of our ability to cope." According to Dr. Strongin, almost half of cancer survivors experience anxiety, even after they beat the disease.
Dr. Strongin advises patients to calm the mind by first focusing on calming the body. "We can't tell ourselves to be calm without actually calming and soothing the body first," she said. When her patients are anxious, Dr. Strongin asks them to locate the feeling of anxiety in their body, and to focus the attention on calming that space.
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