Glyph
19-04-13, 16:17
Sorry to keep turning up freaking out all the time.
I’m pretty much convincing myself that I have skin cancer here. There’s a large spot on my upper back: not a mole or anything that’s been there since forever, just a regular spot, the kind lots of people get on their backs, if a bit bigger than is usual for me. Naturally this does not stop me freaking out. It’s been there, to the best of my knowledge, for about five days. Can melonoma's come from simple spots?
I’m currently undergoing CBT to try and help with stuff like this, so I’ve been doing all the basics but I don’t seem to be calming down. It’s sore a lot of the time, but that’s probably because it’s near to the strap which is probably aggravating it.
I've started mentally running through my entire life here. I'm 26. I've never used sunbeds. I remember getting sunburned a few times as a kid/teenager, but I usually wore decent strength sunscreen. Still, a friend of mine (who grew up with me and thus often ended up with the same sunburn at the same time :huh:) died of skin cancer when he was 21, so that’s probably not helping my anxiety. And I have a pretty rubbish diet: there's a lot of artificial stuff in it, and I don't eat nearly enough fruit and veg. Heck I don't eat ENOUGH in general and what I do eat is bad stuff. I’ve been getting stomach and chest aches that are probably anxiety caused as well but it's so hard for me to seperate my fears from actual symptoms. :weep:
Does anyone here have similar experiences? I really don’t want to go to the Doctor’s again; I don’t want to be a pest, and they already know I’m receiving CBT, so will probably tie it into anxiety anyway (heck for all I know they’re right!)
How do you stop panicking?
I’m pretty much convincing myself that I have skin cancer here. There’s a large spot on my upper back: not a mole or anything that’s been there since forever, just a regular spot, the kind lots of people get on their backs, if a bit bigger than is usual for me. Naturally this does not stop me freaking out. It’s been there, to the best of my knowledge, for about five days. Can melonoma's come from simple spots?
I’m currently undergoing CBT to try and help with stuff like this, so I’ve been doing all the basics but I don’t seem to be calming down. It’s sore a lot of the time, but that’s probably because it’s near to the strap which is probably aggravating it.
I've started mentally running through my entire life here. I'm 26. I've never used sunbeds. I remember getting sunburned a few times as a kid/teenager, but I usually wore decent strength sunscreen. Still, a friend of mine (who grew up with me and thus often ended up with the same sunburn at the same time :huh:) died of skin cancer when he was 21, so that’s probably not helping my anxiety. And I have a pretty rubbish diet: there's a lot of artificial stuff in it, and I don't eat nearly enough fruit and veg. Heck I don't eat ENOUGH in general and what I do eat is bad stuff. I’ve been getting stomach and chest aches that are probably anxiety caused as well but it's so hard for me to seperate my fears from actual symptoms. :weep:
Does anyone here have similar experiences? I really don’t want to go to the Doctor’s again; I don’t want to be a pest, and they already know I’m receiving CBT, so will probably tie it into anxiety anyway (heck for all I know they’re right!)
How do you stop panicking?