Frequency of Dermatologist VisitsAs I said in my other post, I struggle with anxiety and OCD. My dermatologist wants to see me every 3 months as a way to help deal with that...Reactions 0 reactions Comments1 repliesDepressionMental Health
Managing Anxiety & Skin CancerHello I’m a new member and both glad and sad to have found this group. Glad because I have been searching for a group like this for several months. Sad...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesCopingDepressionMental Health
Does the thought of going to the beach trigger bad feelings or make you miss it?It used to be a negative trigger for me until I started going at safer times of the day. I still enjoy it now, but just at different times of...Reactions 0 reactions Comments33 repliesCopingMental Health
I have doubt for a melanoma caseI just notice this mole on my father head, and it keeps getting bigger, and i have doubt of this, please someone can see the image, who have some information...Reactions 0 reactions Comments8 repliesMental HealthMetastatic Melanoma
Coping with FearAs Skin Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close, we want to come full circle to our theme of coping with fear. How do you cope with fear in your...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 repliesAwarenessCopingMental Health
How many times a day do you think about skin cancer?Some days I think about it many times. Some days I don't give it a thought. What say you?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments5 repliesAwarenessMental Health
Support groupsI am dealing with my first skin cancer, a basal cell, on my face. I have anxiety about my Mohs procedure as well as even more fear about recurrence. Are...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesCopingMental Health
how to I handle repeated skin cancersI am about to have my 43rd lesion removed in a few days; 2/3 have been squamous cell and 1/3 have been basal cell. I see my regular dermatologist every...Reactions 0 reactions Comments6 repliesHealthcare TeamMental HealthCoping
How do you handle the mental grind of having repeated skin cancers? I am trying to get a handle on the mental stress of the skin cancer lifestyle. How do you handle/manage it?...Reactions 0 reactions Comments20 repliesMental Health
How I stopped being afraid of skin cancerSix months ago I wrote here that a dermatologist advised me to use NOTA mole tracker for a home examination of moles. This was supposed to help relieve anxiety due...Reactions 0 reactions Comments2 repliesPreventionMental HealthAssistive Devices