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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been doing IVF for almost 3 years now and have a friend just starting. She was beating herself up for being 'obsessive' about IF and spending too much time talking about it and thinking about it.

I say, think about it all you want. It's hard enough--why then beat yourself up for feeling what are pretty natural emotions?? Do we tell people with other non life threatening chronic illnesses (ie Asthma, diabetes, etc) to just let it go? It's OK to be upset, do online research, talk about it. Yes it's also healthy to draw some boundaries, invest in productive hobbies, but don't beat yourself up because you spend a few hours a day looking online for hope or solutions. [/quote]

This is a great point, thanks for bringing it up!

OP, I haven't been very good about picking up hobbies. I have my usual exercise stuff and reading and that's about it. I've tried some crafty stuff and wasn't very good at it, but if you can knit or sew or something, that would fill a lot of time.  Leading up to my last FET, I did try to do one "self care" thing each weekend, like a pedicure or a massage or whatever, and that was nice![/quote]

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