Skip to main content

Sense of control

Beginning cancer treatment can make you feel helpless or that you are not in control of the things that are happening.

To help maintain your sense of control, you can:

  • Make a list of what you can and cannot control
  • Focus your energy on what you can control now
  • Increase your understanding of your treatment plan
  • Consider what you can do now that might help you manage
  • Continue to follow your daily routine where possible
  • Make your own "emotional care kit" for treatment
  • Practice self-compassion

Rydym yn croesawu gohebiaeth a galwadau ffôn yn y Gymraeg neu'r Saesneg. Atebir gohebiaeth Gymraeg yn y Gymraeg, ac ni fydd hyn yn arwain at oedi. Mae’r dudalen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg drwy bwyso’r botwm ar y dde ar frig y dudalen.

We welcome correspondence and telephone calls in Welsh or English. Welsh language correspondence will be replied to in Welsh, and this will not lead to a delay. This page is available in Welsh by clicking ‘Cymraeg’ at the top right of this page.