Bargaining Reaction or thoughts related to helplessness after, during, or after diagnosis. Characterized by attempts to reverse or lessen reality of situation. For example: “If only, thinking patterns. “If I recover from my cancer, I promise I will start going to church” “If only I had gone to a doctor sooner this might not have happened”
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