ok, for the last few days my armpit has felt a bit sore, and today i checked it (against my cbt's advice) and guess what? there's a lump there :( Well, anyway, i prodded and poked it and i KNOW it's a lymph node. I've had them before and it's exactly the same. All the facts tell me that its nothing to worry about - it hurts, its soft, it moves around, its got bigger from me poking at it. I know full well that if i went to the doctor she would take one look (or feel) and tell me what i already know - "its a lymph node". So, why do i feel so down about it?
My health anxiety is driving me potty - even when i know there's nothing wrong, i still feel miserable. I'm so fed up today with it all. Something in my brain tells me that unless my body is absolutely perfect (fat chance!) then i can't be happy [V]
anyway, PLEASE no-one tell me to go to the doctors to get it checked because i know in my heart of hearts that there's nothing wrong, and i dont need to. I just wanted to post it to get it off my chest. I'm going to have a good cry tonite and then i'll feel better.
HA is a real bugger! [}]
thanks for listening to me moan,
mag