Welcome new member and we welcome your question and concerns
I don't know your personal situation nor what you know about Hepatitis C It can be real scary with fear and anxiety when a person first becomes aware of a possible encounter(exposure) to a potentially dangerous virus.
But after taking a breath and getting some information about risks from major heath websites and non medical provider suggestions from those like the members here. You need to decide whether to consult a medical professional as they can give you medical advice and diagnose your medical condition.
Someone done all of the above including the medical provider's recommendations. They hear the risk is low and they get a basic test after a couple of months that confirms no infection for peace of mind.
THIS IS NOT FOR ANYONE IN PARTICULAR
If fear and anxiety for someone persists for some one with a low risk over a period of time of a few months and especially if new situations of low risk are encountered and it begins to impede your daily life it could indicate a potential mental health issue.
You are not alone we get many of these. The example below doesn't mean that member who ask a similar question has a mental health issue.
BTW
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Hepatitis-C/HEP-C-RISK-AT-BARBER-SHOP-COMB-ONLY/show/2075935
BTW to ALL I just learned a new term today ‘Worried Well’
Officials pore over test results for W. Va. water tainted by chemical spill
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/12/us/west-virginia-contaminated-water/
"We've had a lot of worried-well calls," Dr. Rahul Gupta of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department said Saturday. He cited complaints of irritation of the skin, throat, chest and stomach that some residents have linked to possible exposure to the chemical.
So i looked it up it's a buzzword
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/us/buzzword/entries/worried-well.html
Worried well is not a new expression in English, but until now has remained relatively obscure
http://************.com/lib/tackling-the-fears-of-the-worried-well/0001227
The “worried well,” it would appear, are everywhere: An estimated one in four physician appointments is taken by a healthy person.
From what have read continued fear and anxiety can cause physical medical conditions or worsen existing ones besides the mental heath conditions. Of course serious real medical physical conditions can cause mental heath conditions of fear and anxiety.