Spending time with the compassion crowd?

When someone first learns that they have been diagnosed with a health condition, it’s important to connect with people who can listen without judgment and without thinking they have to do something to ‘fix’ their newly-diagnosed loved one.  What’s going on with the people you count on?  Are they able to sit with you, to listen and simply to be there?  Or are they dealing, or not dealing, with their own reactions and unable to listen to how you are feeling?  If your own support network can’t be supportive, find a new one.  Check out your local mental health resources for counselors or support groups.  Check out online support communties like alliancehealth.com.  Don’t go through this alone!