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[quote=Anonymous]This is really hard, OP. I too have found myself changed by this process and not always for the better.

It sounds like what you need is compassion directed to you in proportion to what you are being asked to give to others. A lot of this is going to have to come from within. Can you really look at yourself and your situation tenderly and find deep compassion for yourself and all you have been through? Not just anger and sadness at your circumstances, but also genuine kindness to yourself as if you are a small, vulnerable child. You say you're not one to feel sorry for yourself, but infertility is awful. You don't need to wallow in pity, but you do need to acknowledge with love toward yourself what a hard thing it is you are going through. I believe there are even self-compassion meditations you can do.

The other thing that seems to kill people in this process is the secret keeping. I know you probably don't want to broadcast your fertility problems to the world, but do you have someone in your life other than your partner who knows what's going on? I've found it's important to tell some people so you can be on the receiving end of their compassion.[/quote]

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