Relax, I was told.
Accept what isn’t, I was told.
Life isn’t complete without children, I was told.
Fertility treatment will cause cancer, I was told.
Choose a new path, I was told.
We beat ourselves and others up about negative thinking, loading on guilt and feeling shame. Look at it from a different perspective and consider that it’s actually positive thinking that can be toxic. Our so called negative thinking and feelings are natural and normal human responses. They serve us!
Read MoreBlaming ourselves for infertility is both unnecessary and unhelpful. Ask yourself this: if you had another kind of health problem, would you blame that on yourself?
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