Health anxiety, ear ache, lump

[AlwaysFlappable]

I know there are loads of posts about health anxiety but I'm sitting here convincing myself I have a tumour.

I found a small lump on the conch part of my ear last year. I was having terrible earache which lead me to find it. I saw the GP who said he couldn't see any cause for the pain and the structure looked normal. The lump has remained unchanged. But, 3 days ago I started with earache again and the lump although tiny I think is causing this ache.

I'm so scared to see a GP for fear of being dismissed again. I'm convincing myself it's all sorts- a tumour that is tracking into my jaw (which also aches). I know logically it could be a cyst - but I don't know what a cyst should feel like. Would they cause all this pain? I know they're supposed to be movable but like how movable and what exactly does that mean??

I'm not sure what response I'm looking for. Reassurance, similar experiences maybe. I just wanted to get it out there as I have no one to tell.
I'm on sertraline and until Saturday I was thinking about coming off them as I'd been doing so much better.

When you saw the GP did he/she investigate the earache itself or just the tiny lump?

@Eyesopenwideawake he examined my ears and they were extremely clean with no sign of infection (present or recent). As far as the lump - he shone a torch around my ear and told me the structure was normal.... despite me telling him he would need to feel the lump.

I think when you have HA its very easy to be dismissed.

If you went back to the doctor and he treated you for the earache - given that it's weeks (months?) since your last visit and also confirmed the lump was unrelated, would you be satisfied?