Okay, so I’m currently obsessing over the veins in my hands and forearms. To me, they appear more visible/prominent. They look normal, and nothing looks wrong but to me they appear different. My hands don’t hurt, not swollen or anything. Other people are telling me they look fine, or look normal. I can’t tell the difference between something is wrong with them vs my anxiety is playing tricks with me. Does anyone else deal with this? I look at them all the time now lately, and I get the sense something is going on..
I do the same with moles etc
I thought the same thing today! Almost had a panic attack at work when it looked like the veins in my hands were much more prominent than usual. Now (a few hours later and back home), it looks normal again. I think it was anxiety playing tricks with me earlier, aided and abetted by odd lighting and low temperature.
I'd say don't think about it, look at your hands later on under different lighting and temperature conditions, and monitor. If it's a real problem then it'll look the same no matter what or when. If not, then you know it's harmless.
Haven,
People with anxiety obsess over many things. I can't begin to write about the things I obsess over. It is not a perfect world and people with anxiety are (most likely) struck with some perfectionism.