Stress and Challenges with Hepatitis CStress and challenges can come in all shapes and sizes with hepatitis C and liver disease. They can be similar, yet different, for every person and their family. Hepatitis C...
The Dangers of Comparing Ourselves to Other Hepatitis C PatientsWhen I was diagnosed with hepatitis C many years ago, there were few support groups. The only websites available offered a dark outcome. I saw many people give up. Many...
Emotional Weight from Hepatitis C: Feeling like a BurdenThis blog is for those of us who carry emotional weight or feel like a burden when they’re sick with hepatitis C. Let me start off by saying that my family...
Anxiety and Hepatitis CAnxiety is a common mental health disorder in the US. In fact, surveys indicate that roughly 1 in 3 American adults suffer from anxiety.1 For those with health conditions, such...
Recognizing Depression and Getting TreatmentDepression is one of the most common psychiatric complications associated with HCV. Some studies found that up to half of people with HCV experienced depression. Additionally, interferon-based treatment for HCV...
Grief and LossThis is a topic that makes us all nervous, and understandably so. Pondering the end of our own life and those whom we love is a very difficult time and...
Shedding Light on Mental Health: Our ExperiencesFor many patients, Hepatitis C affects mental health, as well as emotional wellbeing. According to the 2018 Hepatitis C In America survey, over 1/3 of patients experience anxiety or panic...