Steven explains how he felt isolated during his treatment. He discusses how he felt that the treatment areas were aimed more at making younger children feel more comfortable, which did not particularly help him, as he was 16 at the […]
Films Tagged: Anxiety (26 films)
Naz recalls pretending that everything was normal on the day of her diagnosis, and being unsure about her treatment plan. She felt as though she was too young to make such big decisions about her life. However, she began telling […]
Naz – Maryland
Julia remembers that she was relieved to start feeling better after her treatment and diagnosis, and that it took a while for her diagnosis to register with her. She also discusses her options around having children, which resulted in her […]
Julia – Maine
Emma talks through how her life had to effectively stop whilst she was going through the diagnosis period. She says she “blocked out” the feelings, and often zoned out while she was in the hospital, and didn’t have much knowledge […]
Emma – Wisconsin
Donovan discusses his diagnosis process, and also the impacts on his mental health during the process. He discusses how his anxiety around his health is always on his mind, such as when attending routine scans. Donovan is now seemingly positively […]
Donovan – Wyoming
Here we meet 24 year old Amy who was diagnosed with Stage 2B Hodgkin’s Lymphoma after experiencing night sweats, infections, itchiness and a lump. Amy tells us how she was initially put into remission in February 2015 but unfortunately in […]
“I don’t second question anything!”
Phoebe has been ill for as long as she can remember, it wasn’t until she was 12 when a genetic condition FAP was finally diagnosed. Phoebe endured major surgery which later lead to cancer forming in the gap where she […]
We are not just numbers…
FYSOT favourite Dr. Bob Phillips is back to talk about lots of ways to look after yourself mentally and physically.
FYSOT U18s 2016 – Look After Yourself
Thomas talks about how he originally was quite anxious waiting test results but years down the line, he’s now getting used to it all. “Scanxiety – Anxiety and worry that accompanies the period of time before undergoing or receiving the results of […]
Scanxiety – Thomas
Heena tells us how she finds herself quite anxious before scan results and how she deals with hearing her results. “Scanxiety – Anxiety and worry that accompanies the period of time before undergoing or receiving the results of scans/tests.”
Scanxiety – Heena
We hear from Heena, Thomas & Ruth who talk about scanxiety and how they deal with this. “Scanxiety – Anxiety and worry that accompanies the period of time before undergoing or receiving the results of scans/tests.”
Scanxiety
It’s been a year since Jess made her Mental Health & Me film, Jess gives us an update on where she is at now with her health and how she is learning to live with her anxieties without taking as […]