Herpes does not "move through the body" and it ssymptoms do not move around either. Get off the herpes horse; it simply does not cause symptoms like you have. Don't overthink it.
Whether anxiety "causes" pain or not is a matter of terminology and maybe even debate. But for sure what anxiety can do is magnify normal body sensations to a point of discomfort or pain. I don't know whether anxiety is the cause of your symptoms, but for sure they are not caused by any STD.
Thank you for your response.
I failed to mention that Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and HIV testing came back negative.
I suppose one question I should ask is would herpes seemingly move through the body in form of pain and affect nerves without creating lesions like it seems to move within me? For example, would my penis hurt for 30 minutes and then move to my groin and then move to my anus etc? That's basically what I feel like is happening to me.
Anxiety might defintely be a culprit but can anxiety and/or depression actually cause physical leg or penis pain???
As I type this I just had an hour of genital burning that has subsided but has since moved to anal burning...
Thanks again for such a quick reply.
Welcome to the froum. I'll try to help.
There's sort of a good news/bad news scenario here. The good news: no STD, including herpes, causes the sorts of symptoms you describe. You'll find various pains, itching, tingling, etc listed among symptoms of herpes. But such lists usually don't mention that these things happen only in connection with obvious herpes lesions, i.e. blisters, sores, etc. The lesions themselves may itch, burn, tingle, etc -- but by themselves, such symptoms are rarely if ever due to herpes. I really see no serious possibility that any STD explains what you are feeling.
The bad news: such symptoms are quite common and usually no cause can be found; genitally focused anxiety is a common assumption -- and certainly that's very common following a sexual exposure that one regrets. But even in this bad (or at least inconvenient) news, there is additional good news: I have never heard of someone with symptoms like yours that ended up having any kind of serious health problem. That you don't notice symptoms when your mind is on other things is pretty good evidence for the stress/anxiety explanation.
As for the sexual exposure, my guess is the condom was in place virtually the entire time. Probably it just pulled out with your penis when intercourse was interrupted.
Just to be maximally safe and to ease your mind, I suggest you see a doctor or clinic about your symptoms. Given the possibly unsafe encounter, routine STD testing (gonrrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV) would be a good idea, plus a physical exam to be sure there is no obvious physical explanation for your symptoms. I anticipate everything will be found to be normal, but better safe than sorry. But in the meantime, I really wouldn't be worried about herpes or any other STD.
I hope that helps. Best wishes-- HHH, MD