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[quote=Anonymous]First, I know I should see a therapist, which I am planning to do soon. I have been dealing with infertility for many years.

Over time, I have become much less compassionate in general. When acquaintances or colleagues share their troubles or health concerns, I always internally roll my eyes and and think to myself how nice it must be to have such minor problems. For example, I met someone who was sharing about coping with post-partum depression, and my only thought was "you should so happy, you have beautiful and healthy children". A family member was sharing about her difficult job situation and my thought was "so quit and get a new one, this is something you can change (unlike infertility)". At work when colleagues are telling me about their illness or family troubles, I just want to roll my eyes and tell them to get on with, so many people have it much harder.

Of course I never say these things out loud and make the appropriate comments like "that sounds hard", "so sorry to hear that". Generally I am not a person to feel sorry for myself, but I sense that I am becoming that way and it is not a positive change. Outside of seeing a therapist, is there anything that can help these thought patterns?    [/quote]

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