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Can thinking about itchiness make me itchy

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jamiedes
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I felt a tiny lump under my chin three weeks ago. I went to the GP same day. He said he doesn't think it's anything to worry about and gave me antibiotics since I also had a tooth ache, asked me to come back in another three weeks if it hasn't gone. The lump is really very small(we struggled to find it when i went to the GP) and seems to have reduced in size. However, it is still there three weeks after.

Some days ago, I found that itching was a symptom of Lymphoma and I have started feeling itchy for the past three days. I do not know if this is my mind or a new symptom. I am also losing weight but I am hardly eating. Besides this I have no other symptom and feel fine. Just extreme anxiety, can't sleep, not eating. I have struggled with health anxiety almost all my adult life. I am 39.

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