Cancer – Coaching can be your best medicine

It is well known that the majority of reasons that are associated with cancer are related with disordered emotions.
Sadness, guilty, anger, anxiety are more likely to appear during times of stress, such as divorce, examinations, overwork, military service and other life problems.
The key issue is usually communication. Everyone benefit from people (friends, family, co-workers) who listen and provide supportive feedback.
Not sharing unpleasant emotions brings inevitable metabolic disruptions.
Coaching helps people express emotions appropriately.

Risk Factors
Cancers may be triggered by prolonged or repeated exposure to chemical, biological, or physical agents called carcinogens. However, the underlying cause of cancers often include relationships in the family and workplace. The risk of cancer is increased by consuming or inhaling carcinogens.

Relationships

Cancer can sometimes be perceived as a toxic family tradition rather than as a genetically inherited disease. A cancer may be a way to follow an ancestor or relative who died of cancer – a possible consequence of what we call dead person identification.

Prevention

Most cancer deaths are preventable. Although most cancer risk factors are well known, we can help people maintain emotionally healthy lifestyles and significantly decrease the risk of contracting many forms of cancer.

Emotional Complications

Emotions can affect the treatment of cancer. Emotional difficulties may contribute to poor metabolic control – which can cause further psychological problems. Common factors affecting cancer patients can be remedied with coaching:

Objections to the prescribed treatment
Managing emotions, beliefs and stress
Relationships with family, friends and helping professionals

If you have a cancer, you may have severe mood swings. You may be unaware of these swings; in each moment acting as if the current emotion is a basis for long-term decisions. During these times, your relationships may be under severe stress. You may seem quite normal, yet say horrible things.

Coaching can assist and support people to deal with strong emotions associated with drugs and medications; and can improve the quality of relationships even through difficult times.

Managing Emotions, Beliefs & Stress

Experiencing emotions is a normal part of life. Expressing anger, sadness and fear can be stressful. If these emotions are expressed childishly – a person can create chaos within important relationships. If these emotions are experienced but not expressed, a person may withhold the stress within the body and worsen symptoms. Coaching helps people express emotions appropriately.

Relationship Diagnosis

The correct diagnosis provides a person’s family structure from which a person can be coached to state beliefs which prevent or sabotage change or emotional freedom. Examples are:

I want nothing to change (I am entangled)

Nothing can change anyway (I lack motivation)

I follow damaged role models (I am inspired to fail)

I must stay in an unpleasant position (I am traumatized)

I cannot make a decision (I cannot resolve conflicts)

I sabotage myself (I limit my opportunities for happiness)

I feel bad if I succeed (My family or friends do not succeed)

Coaching supports healthy behavior changes, such as diet, physical activity, and increasing knowledge and skills.

I do coach motivated adults to live full lives, promoting emotional well being and life activities (e.g., educational and vocational goals, recreational activities).

Cristina Madeira, Certified Executive and Team Coach by ICF

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