anxiety killing me

im having anxiety that i will have hiv.this is my 9th day after the encounter,im start to feel stuffy nose,a mild sore throat that come and go muscle pain at my back and i find this 2 days it very hard to ****..im having protected sex yet still worries..could this been causing by stress and anxiety?anyone know feel free to share..

[M4Y0U]

Hey there,

The first thing you will have to do to releive your anxiety caused by your fear of HIV is to get tested. Try to get tested with the ELISA test and get a confirmation by the Western Blot test. Once they ruled out HIV infection it will ease your mind...

Your physical symptoms are those of anxiety, lemme explain a bit about HIV

The earliest symptoms of HIV infection occur while your body begins to form antibodies to the virus (known as seroconversion) between six weeks and three months after infection with the HIV virus. Those who do show early HIV symptoms will develop flu-like symptoms. This can include: fever, rash, muscles aches and swollen lymph nodes and glands. However, for most people, the first symptoms of HIV will not be apparent.

Although the infection is slowly taking hold of your body, the majority of those infected with HIV will be asymptomatic. Only by being tested for HIV can you know for sure if you have been infected.

9 days doesnt match the symptoms due to the infection and they might due to anxiety.
I know how hars it is to accept physical pain can be due to anxiety since i have living it now...

I hope this will make you feel better =) don't forget to get tested since it could avoid futher anxiety problems.

Best regards,
M4