I have been doing it for years, it still takes effort for me to do it. Practicing discipline by choice makes it a little easier to use self-discipline when it is more important—such as persevering through the ups and downs of the healing process.
Another way to develop personal discipline is to develop the capacity “to go without.” Perhaps simply to go without that piece of cake. Perhaps to fast through one meal or one day. Build your discipline muscles!
Step 6. Develop Your Communication Skills
As a group, people affected by cancer tend to keep their thoughts and especially their emotions to themselves. Reversing this can help to change the dynamics of the illness.
• Start with a diary. Research has actually shown this is good for your immune system. When you write, aim to be brief on fact, long on personal detail. It is helpful to record what happens day by day, but the real benefit from writing a diary comes when you elaborate and recount how you felt, how you were affected by what happened. This helps “get it out,” to express your feelings in a safe, private environment. And writing it down makes everything clearer and that little bit easier. I made diary entries virtually every day of my recovery and found doing so to be very helpful.
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