Cocobro1015
18-06-17, 16:56
Just wanna preface this with I AM seeing a therapist and it definitely is helping but I still am having ups and downs between sessions.
I've posted about this before so I apologize
I'm I huge mole obsesser...I've had 3 removed and all 3 were fine. There's only one left that I don't like and it's been looked at by 3 different dermatologists who have said it's fine. I picked at it and a little black area appeared, but this was prior to the last appt so I'm assuming the dr still saw that.
In any case, I've been good about reducing my checking tendencies and have actually had a pretty good week until yesterday my anxiety flared up and I decided the mole was "bad" again. Now I'm having the urge to rush back to the dr and have it removed. My therapist thinks i need to leave it since I've been told it's ok but I feel overcome with the anxiety of not knowing and questioning health professionals yada yada. Rationally I understand this mental health problem and could easily point it out to someone else but it just feels SO real.
Does anyone have any tips for coming back down to earth so to speak? And accepting what the dr says?
Thanks guys.
I've posted about this before so I apologize
I'm I huge mole obsesser...I've had 3 removed and all 3 were fine. There's only one left that I don't like and it's been looked at by 3 different dermatologists who have said it's fine. I picked at it and a little black area appeared, but this was prior to the last appt so I'm assuming the dr still saw that.
In any case, I've been good about reducing my checking tendencies and have actually had a pretty good week until yesterday my anxiety flared up and I decided the mole was "bad" again. Now I'm having the urge to rush back to the dr and have it removed. My therapist thinks i need to leave it since I've been told it's ok but I feel overcome with the anxiety of not knowing and questioning health professionals yada yada. Rationally I understand this mental health problem and could easily point it out to someone else but it just feels SO real.
Does anyone have any tips for coming back down to earth so to speak? And accepting what the dr says?
Thanks guys.