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Zoelouise
Zoelouise Member Posts: 1
edited November 2014 in Benign Breast Conditions

hi I'm 21 with no family history of BC and found a lump in my right breast, had it checked and the dr found another in the same breast but said it's just fibroadenoma.

A few months earlier I done some fund raising for breast cancer uk and a women had done a speech about how she was 21 and felt a lump and the drs misdiagnosed her! So I kept worrying about these lump and consistently checked my armpit too! Until I felt what I thought was a lump just in my armpit - I ended up in a&e out of sheer panic... That dr couldn't feel anything in my armpit and said the lumps again were fibroadenoma and the problem was infact in my mind. This cleared my mind and only up until about 2 weeks ago I felt I was getting better.

And then I checked my left breast - to which I felt a thickening and lumpiness - I'm now consistently checking and panicking comparing the size to my other (seeing a size difference but not sure if it's in my mind)

Please help!! I don't know what to do it why I'm so obsessed ! That one speech has had such an impact on my life and I shouldn't let it but I can't help it!!

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  • WinningSoFar
    WinningSoFar Member Posts: 951
    edited November 2014

    Dear Zoe,

    Please seek counseling. I suppose you know that already. You're subject to suggestion and now you're obsessed. Talk therapy and perhaps the right med will help you, and nothing else will. I hope you let us know how you are doing.

  • Moderators
    Moderators Member Posts: 25,912
    edited November 2014

    Sending gentle hugs to you Zoe! We understand the feeling of getting obsessed about health issues. It is not uncommon. However, it does sound like you could use a little help like WinningSoFar has suggested, as worrying will not help you to enjoy your life.

    Thinking of you,

    The Mods

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