ladyrichardson
10-03-17, 22:27
Hi everyone,
I've been a viewer of this forum for many years now however this is my first post. I have always been a worrier in general however over the last 6 months I've been bothered quite a bit with health anxiety and right now it's probably at the worst it's been.
I've had a mole on the back of my thigh since I was a child (I'm now 25) it must be no bigger than 2-3 mm and has never really bothered me. It is something I check occasionally by simply standing in front of the mirror and stretching round to see and feel it to see if anything has changed, the last time being December but all seemed fine. Last week my hand brushed against it so I decided to check it the way I normally would and all seemed fine, I'm not sure why I did it but I decided to take a photo of it with my phone and in the photos it looks completely different to how I see it with just my eye. I have uploaded photos with this post for people to see what they think.
As far as I'm aware the mole has never changed shape, size or colour but after seeing the photos I'm completely doubting myself. I'm a redhead with pale skin, freckles and blue eyes but I like to think I take good care of my skin. I never have or never would use a sunbed and would never go out in the sun without at least factor 30 layered on. I am constantly checking my skin and body for any changes so this has really scared me. It has turned me into a complete nervous wreck and filled me with so much anxiety, every night since then I've been in floods of tears terrified that there is something badly wrong with me. I've got a Dr appointment for next Thursday which still seems like a lifetime away and I know I shouldn't be doing so but I've found myself googling for some reassurance which isn't really helping.
I know this isn't the place for diagnosis of anything but I feel like I need to share and talk to someone while waiting on my Dr appointment as I feel I'm really struggling at this time.
Many thanks for taking the time to read and listen.
I've been a viewer of this forum for many years now however this is my first post. I have always been a worrier in general however over the last 6 months I've been bothered quite a bit with health anxiety and right now it's probably at the worst it's been.
I've had a mole on the back of my thigh since I was a child (I'm now 25) it must be no bigger than 2-3 mm and has never really bothered me. It is something I check occasionally by simply standing in front of the mirror and stretching round to see and feel it to see if anything has changed, the last time being December but all seemed fine. Last week my hand brushed against it so I decided to check it the way I normally would and all seemed fine, I'm not sure why I did it but I decided to take a photo of it with my phone and in the photos it looks completely different to how I see it with just my eye. I have uploaded photos with this post for people to see what they think.
As far as I'm aware the mole has never changed shape, size or colour but after seeing the photos I'm completely doubting myself. I'm a redhead with pale skin, freckles and blue eyes but I like to think I take good care of my skin. I never have or never would use a sunbed and would never go out in the sun without at least factor 30 layered on. I am constantly checking my skin and body for any changes so this has really scared me. It has turned me into a complete nervous wreck and filled me with so much anxiety, every night since then I've been in floods of tears terrified that there is something badly wrong with me. I've got a Dr appointment for next Thursday which still seems like a lifetime away and I know I shouldn't be doing so but I've found myself googling for some reassurance which isn't really helping.
I know this isn't the place for diagnosis of anything but I feel like I need to share and talk to someone while waiting on my Dr appointment as I feel I'm really struggling at this time.
Many thanks for taking the time to read and listen.