Independence is important to you. And you are just starting to flex that muscle as you look toward the future. Now, you are facing a journey that may mean you have to rely on loved ones a bit more than you’d like.
Many other young adults are facing this same challenge, and like you, they may feel that their independence is compromised. Rainbow has created this anonymous message board so you can chat with a few of them.
Research has shown that expressing emotions can be very helpful to you as a patient.
Some emotions are positive and some are not. Complain all you want in your post, but try to “wrap it up in the end.” That means, try not to let your last sentence be totally negative. This has found to be the most helpful way to “vent.”
Some days you may feel more like reading other posts and not writing one yourself. And other days, you may find yourself giving advice or encouragement to someone else. As you may have discovered already, helping someone else often helps you even more.
We’ve even listed a few ideas below to help you get started. There are no rules, just start writing and see where it takes you.
Create your own language. Make up acronyms unique to your experience, like SSD (slightly, sympathetic doctor), WMAD (worried mom and dad), etc.