Fear of telling people

I have a strange growth on a mole on my groin. I noticed it after shaving my pubic hair. I'm 17 and I suffer from anxiety and I'm really worried about going to get it looked at and I haven't told anyone. 

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    Hi Z_doh,

    Welcome to our forum. I am sorry to hear about your symptoms, but urge you to forget about the embarrassment and phone your GP to discuss this. It may well be nothing untoward, but you are as well to get this investigated and to save yourself all this worry. It might be worth telling your mum about this, as I'm sure that she'll be able to help you through this anxious time.

    GP's are still urging us to get things like this investigated, despite the current pandemic. They may give you a telephone consultation first of all, but they can give you an appointment in person if they deem it necessary.

    I sincerely hope that all is ok and there's no need to worry, but you're better to be sure rather than sorry. Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx