Anxiety Jim
11-02-13, 10:29
Hi everyone,
I was posting over the last week about a freckle that I've got that has been growing and itching.
Well I managed to see a GP first thing this morning and he took a good long look at it, and had a look at my other arm to see what my freckles "normally" look like. After a good minute or two of looking he said it looks like a normal "something something" (I can't remember what he said) dermatological condition, but too come back in 1 month to have it checked out again if it's still itching.
He said that it doesn't fit the criteria to be sent to see a dermatologist, but if it still itches in 1 month they'll send me anyway. So I'm a little bit reassured, and know that if in a month it's still a problem I should be seen pretty sharpish. But I'm also worried that he took so long examining it, and will send me off straight away in a month if it's still itching.
I quite often think "once I've seen a doctor I'll be OK". So, the reassurance that I sought has helped in one way and made me worse in another. Which probably shows that seeking medical reassurance isn't the best way to rid yourself of health anxiety, even though it may feel like it is before hand.
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I was posting over the last week about a freckle that I've got that has been growing and itching.
Well I managed to see a GP first thing this morning and he took a good long look at it, and had a look at my other arm to see what my freckles "normally" look like. After a good minute or two of looking he said it looks like a normal "something something" (I can't remember what he said) dermatological condition, but too come back in 1 month to have it checked out again if it's still itching.
He said that it doesn't fit the criteria to be sent to see a dermatologist, but if it still itches in 1 month they'll send me anyway. So I'm a little bit reassured, and know that if in a month it's still a problem I should be seen pretty sharpish. But I'm also worried that he took so long examining it, and will send me off straight away in a month if it's still itching.
I quite often think "once I've seen a doctor I'll be OK". So, the reassurance that I sought has helped in one way and made me worse in another. Which probably shows that seeking medical reassurance isn't the best way to rid yourself of health anxiety, even though it may feel like it is before hand.
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