Mole Fixation

[Kendrag2018]

Hi all!
So I posted not too long ago about a mole that I was scared of because I scratched it off. Well since then the scab fell off and I had it checked by both my doctor and my dermatologist. Both of them were not concerned. But of course with this health anxiety it still scares me. The mole is begging to grow back and it’s going back to its original color which is just a darkish brown. Keep in mind that the mole is very small but in my mind the fact that it’s getting back to its original color is scaring me. Any advice on how to get over this irrational fear and stop being so obsessed?

 

[Rinka]

Hi all!
So I posted not too long ago about a mole that I was scared of because I scratched it off. Well since then the scab fell off and I had it checked by both my doctor and my dermatologist. Both of them were not concerned. But of course with this health anxiety it still scares me. The mole is begging to grow back and it’s going back to its original color which is just a darkish brown. Keep in mind that the mole is very small but in my mind the fact that it’s getting back to its original color is scaring me. Any advice on how to get over this irrational fear and stop being so obsessed?

If the mole is growing back to its original size and colour, then it think it’s a regular birthmark or freckle.
I’m always very freckley and birthmarky, which gave me lots of anxieties to be honest. New one appear every summer and are here to stay.
I regularly self check them and if I’m really concerned go to the doctor.
You can have a look at the link, it helps me checking mine.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/skin-cancer/multimedia/melanoma/sls-20076095

 

[Kelculator]

Are you afraid of... let's say, skin cancer? Are there any diseases you have in mind that your anxious mind thinks led to this? Knowing what you are afraid of can help us help you.
Since the doctors are not concerned-- not just one, but two, and there seems to be no sign of infection whasoever, I am personally not very concerned. I don't have much idea how moles work, but the situation doesn't sound odd to me. You scratch thing off, it grows back-- pretty normal. I don't tjimk scartching a mole off is a natural way of handling one(i might be wrong), so maybe it was just like how you attempt to swueeze that one pimple that grows back a hundred times-- it's just how it is?