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Anxiety and HIV

I read everywhere on here that says there is no risk of getting hiv by receving oral sex even with a cut on base of penis which cut was done like 7 hours prior, but why am I still so worried, its all I think about. I hate it, cant do anything, cant think straight.
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Thanks your kind words of wisdom. I will do what you both said. It did make me feel alot better. Kinda snapping of it!! Thank God!!
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Hello. Again.
Why are you so worried? Because you have severe HIV ANXIETY, that's why.
And since you won't believe what you've been told on the HIV Forum, what you've been told on various HIV/AIDS Hotlines, what I gave you to read and what I've told you numerous times, then it's time you got into therapy. You can only be given the FACTS just so many times before a line must be drawn.
I will outline those facts once more and then, for ME, the line will be drawn.

THERE ARE THREE WAYS TO CONTRACT HIV:

1) HAVING UNPROTECTED  ANAL/VAGINAL SEX WITH AN HIV+ PARTNER

2) SHARING DRUG WORKS WITH A KNOWN HIV+ PERSON

3) MOTHER TO UNBORN CHILD  

OK, let's get graphic. You could have oral sex with a known HIV+ prostitute who is having her period and there would be NO RISK.

There are enzymes in human saliva which almost instantly kill the virus.
Exposure to air kills the virus.

Exposure to knowledge apparently doesn't cure much either.
Get some help.
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In my opinion the best thing you can do is get tested to ease your mind.  I know what you are going through with the obsessive thinking about an STD, although my experience was with HSV.  I made the mistake of letting my obsessive thinking go for months and it ended up with me having anxiety issues that I never had before. If I were you I would visit my doctor and tell them your situation.  Once you get tested and know your results you can get closure and move on.  
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