i need help, i’ve posted in hiv forums. my situation was with a sex worker about 8 weeks ago, i used protection that she provided. fast forward to 2 weeks after exposure, i got tested at the hospital, a 4th gen combo test, it was negative. came out happy at the moment, then read some more about the virus and found out that sometimes it doesn’t show up for months! like 6 months…so now i’m left alone with thinking half of my year is ruined cuz i’m gonna be thinking about this for 6 months…even if i test negative every time…
anyway i talk to my primary doctor and he says i should get tested one more time through him at a different place, i go and get tested at week 6 after exposure. the test comes back negative again and all my blood work is fine as well. he tells me i’m good. but says we’ll test again in 4 months… now i’m losing my mind.
also a side factor is, i used to smoke a lot of weed and i would drink a good amount. i’m 25, i stopped drinking and smoking for about 60 days now, some people are telling me that my anxiety is from withdrawals and some of my friends are trying to see the logical side of me cuz i’m not always having anxiety and freaking out, they’re asking me if i have symptoms of hiv and all i’ve had is a sore throat but when i got tested i had negative results… all i really been told is i need a therapist at this point, but idk anymore man…