Diagnostic Testing without Stressing If you are experiencing stress around doctors, scans, and medical testing - you are not alone! From Bethany Webb’s “My Guru Cancer" book, here are 5 simple steps to clear scanxiety and create more peace, freedom, and gratitude in your cancer journey. Click here to listen as a guided meditation.
1. Connect with your breath. Notice where your breath is in your body. Begin to focus your breath on your belly. Take a deep breath in through the nose, then a nice long exhale out through the mouth. 2. Touch something solid. Use your hands to touch something solid—the chair, a wall, the table. Feel the floor beneath your feet, your hips on the chair, or your back or stomach on the exam table. 3. Notice your surroundings. Become a witness of what is around you. See the shapes, colors, and textures. Notice the sounds: the voices, the music, the machinery. Take in the smells (ok, maybe not!). Observe the movement of people around you. See the kindness in people’s eyes. 4. Question your thinking. If you feel stress, pause and notice your thoughts. If you notice you’re thinking about a scary future, This will be painful...The results will be bad, ask yourself these two questions from The Work of Byron KatieTM: Can I absolutely know it’s true in this moment? Who would I be without the thought? 5. Remember it’s all here FOR you. The doctors, the nurses, the staff, the paperwork, the needles, the drugs, the lighting, the equipment, the music, the warm blanket...it’s all here for you. To support you. To get a clear picture of what’s going on in your body. To help you heal. To show you the next step. ©2023 by Bethany Webb. All rights reserved. www.mygurucancer.com