nick rowney
Aug 22, 2017 · 2 min read

Hi Scott, firstly well done, acceptance is the first place in this game, by the sound of it you have got over the second one which is fear of death, from here on things get a little murky as is with life in general / good days / bad days/ as well as dealing with the treatment.

I got a hypnotherapist the day I found out as I had decisions to make that seemed to go against the wisdom of the experts ( doing Chemo) and I needed a place that I could listen to myself.

Also I used it throughout the treatment to enjoy the experience (radiation) rather than fear it, this time actually became my daily meditation time.

I used it to manage the pain (throat cancer) so I ended up using virtually no pain killers (morphine) great thing in both keeping you appetite and recovery. Losing weight is a problem so healthy eating is imperative.

I was shocked at the lack of help from my nutritionist so I did a lot of searching around superfoods.

Sleep is essential so don’t be hard on yourself and feel you are letting people down if you just can’t be bothered.

Listen to your body it knows what you need so pay attention, this is in the end your journey and although everyone has your best interests at heart they are not living this, you are.

After doing self hypnosis for a couple of years and having the health professionals commenting on how well I was doing throughout the whole journey I gave up my job in IT and became a hypnotist, based on the learnings and experiences I developed some great short cuts to manage both moods and recovery.

If you would like me to tell you personally what I learnt please email me on Nickrowney@gmail.com

And if not just be true to yourself

All the best Nick

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