Thinking of yourself as a 'survivor' or a 'victim' may lead to differences in mental health following an ailment like cancer, according to recent research. Here's why.
Scrolling through Instagram, I came across a post from a well-known author who recently completed cancer treatment. In her post she expressed how she hated labels like “” or “fighter." Her experience, she wrote, was just that of a young woman facing the challenge in front of her and doing everything she could to see her young child grow into an adult.
In the comments, hundreds of survivors weighed in on how they felt about these descriptions by others and how they labeled themselves. The overwhelming majority felt labels like"fighter" or"strong" set up an uncomfortable dichotomy: strong or weak, fighting or defeated. Others felt that being called a “fighter” honored the battle that they had fought and won.
German researchers, for example, asked prostate cancer survivors many years out from treatment to choose one of five cancer-related identities. Most patients chose “someone who has had cancer” or “patient.” Only a quarter chose to be identified as a “cancer conqueror” or “cancer survivor,” but those who did scored higher on overall well-being. Identification as a “victim” was associated with higher rates ofThis finding is not universal, however.
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