lofwyr
11-11-12, 23:49
So, last night I was kind of happy, my recent bout of anxiety was pretty much gone after about a month, and I was out to eat with my wife and some friends. Well, I noticed a small amount of pain in my neck, on the right side, just below where my ear and jaw meet. I poked it and it felt (and looks like) a deep pimple, and I had no worries from that. No big deal.
But then I noticed the gland underneath it is a bit swollen, and I went screeching off the anxiety cliff. My mind--the logical part of it I do not really listen too--knows full well it is probably swollen due to the proximity of the acne. But swollen glands have always freaked me out, not just mine, but my son's too. It has been one of my main triggers for years, and it seems I am still susceptible to it, and now I feel worse than before, and I was just about done with my most recent anxiety episode.
I am also concerned that instead of a swollen gland (though cancer has always been one of my biggest anxieties) it is something wrong with the blood vessel, that it is swollen or something.
I guess my question is have any of you had a swollen gland from nearby acne? I just need to know my real fear has ridiculous origins...
I am on a downward spiral, and just when things were looking better...thanks for letting me vent.
But then I noticed the gland underneath it is a bit swollen, and I went screeching off the anxiety cliff. My mind--the logical part of it I do not really listen too--knows full well it is probably swollen due to the proximity of the acne. But swollen glands have always freaked me out, not just mine, but my son's too. It has been one of my main triggers for years, and it seems I am still susceptible to it, and now I feel worse than before, and I was just about done with my most recent anxiety episode.
I am also concerned that instead of a swollen gland (though cancer has always been one of my biggest anxieties) it is something wrong with the blood vessel, that it is swollen or something.
I guess my question is have any of you had a swollen gland from nearby acne? I just need to know my real fear has ridiculous origins...
I am on a downward spiral, and just when things were looking better...thanks for letting me vent.