Thanks a lot lily168, I will try my best to forget it. as soon as possible :)
Hi again
Yes you are right, I mean 'checking' like trying to find more information and also checking in your mind (thinking about the same thing and coming up with further things to worry about).
I think its OK to do some checking to find out if there is really a risk, but the problem is we need to accept the answer instead of going further. Also, on the internet you can find lots of 'conservative' information. The Drs on the Medhelp HIV Prevention forum always point this out - government websites might say there is a chance of HIV from certain things - but in real life this is not true. If you are still worried, go on to the HIV Prevention forum and ask the Dr (it will cost some money) - but u have to trust him!
Or you can find plenty of answers on there where the Dr says not to worry about HIV from these situations. If you want you can check the question I asked, look at the Dr's reply;
http://www.medhelp.org/posts/HIV---Prevention/HIV-question/show/1919159#post_8955674
He will say the same for your question, so if you want to save your money you can just take this answer - it will be the same :)
you mean "checking" is going to HIV forums or something like that to check for the information, right?
I'm from VietNam, an Asian country. and HIV still is a hard-to-accept disease at the moment, at least I think so.
You used to be anxiety like me (according to what I read), so may be you understand how I feel right now. I'm tired of this
My friends and parents tell me that I'm fine, but you know it is not easy to forget all about it. I don't want to get test every single time I think and scare of HIV, it makes me ridiculous.
I see that it's not a risk, but until I know that if there is blood mixed in the saliva, it might be a risk as well. So then I start to feel scared and lots of "blood scenarios" appear in my mind, then anxiety comes back.
Hi there
If you check on the HIV Prevention Expert forum you'll find the Drs saying yo shouldn't worry about getting HIV from everyday activities - so talking to someone who is a sex worker (HIV infected or not) isn't a risk at all.
Even kissing isn't a risk.
The Drs always say don't worry about getting HIV from everyday things, so please don't be worried.
I've been very anxious about getting HIV from everyday life and worried about passing it to someone in my life, but once we accept that we didn't get HIV things become much easier. :)
You didn't mention what country you are from, but maybe in your culture there is a lot of guilt and fear about HIV and its association with sex workers etc
Please don't be worried about this at all, it might be tough to stop thinking about it, but trust me, the anxiety might be so high right now, but after a few days it will go down. But if u keep 'checking' about HIV, it will probably keep those fears alive. It might reduce the anxiety each time u check, but it will come back with another question very quickly. So trust me, just try to forget it, although its hard, the anxiety will fade out as u stay with your decision :)
I accidentally know that it might be a risk if there is blood mixed in the saliva. Can you clarify it for me? I just talked to her for few sentences. 5 minutes is maximum
thanks a lot. It really ease my mind
No way at all....rest easy my friend.
and there is absolutely no way for me to get HIV, right? according to my circumstance
I have a talk with my girlfriend and she sympathize with me a lot, in addition to your comment, I think I will get better. Thank you so much
you mean irrational thoughts is about feeling guilty and getting HIV as a consequence? if yes, this is the first time.
obviously you know that "talking" is not a form of transmission for HIV and yes, your guilt is playing a big part here. Have you ever had any other irrational thoughts or is this the only one?