Hi KC, Welcome. I'm sorry to hear about your breast cancer. What stage were you diagnosed as? I'm not too sure that there is any standard reaction when you have had a life threatening experience. I think one of the things that will influence that will be how emotionally traumatic the situation was for you. I don't think that the fact that you haven't had any of the "traditional" experiences makes yours any less. Just different. I think that there are probably some specific situations that lend themselves more to these experiences than others.   How are you feeling now? How is your treatment going?   -s   ... View more