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Just putting it out there...
by Janitor, Jun 09, 2008 05:23AM
Hey all, was reading through the questions/stories people posted up here and I thought I'd share as well as ask some questions, I'll start with a little run down about myself.
My OCD symptoms started when I was about 10 (I'm now 24) and consisted of checking pretty much everything, rituals, fear of contamination/being poisoned, fear of family dying, fear of aliens killing my family and framing me for the murder (I think this is hilarious now, but it wasn't at the time) and other superstitious thoughts (if I don't do this then my family will die).
I'm now on 100mg of Zoloft per day and my symptoms are mostly under control although I've been checking alot lately. Nowadays most of my fears revolve around catching diseases or dying.
The other night I met some chick at a night club and made out with her. Anyway, she gets a bit excited and BITES me on the face, kind of like a sexual thing, not really a full out werewolf attack, but it hurt nonetheless. Anyway, I almost immediately began worrying about Hepatitis B as I know it can be spread that way. There was no blood/broken skin but it left a red mark and the next day I noticed a tiny tiny scar near where she had bit. I'm about 110% sure the scar has been there for a long time (it's like a tiny little nick, like from a pimple I popped 3 years ago or something) as I only discovered it the next day after the incident and it looked like something that had healed a year ago, not something that had just been made the night before (I'd imagination if the bite was forceful enough to leave a scar, it would show up as a cut and then heal, then become a scar around a week later). Several other people looked at my face the next day and could not see any signs of skin having been broken.
I've been doing some research and there's no chance of contracting hepatitis B through a bite that does not penetrate the skin and even if skin penetration does occur it's still highly unlikely, however I still have some doubts in my mind about whether or not skin was penetrated. Do you think I have a genuine concern or am I just OD'ing on the OCD'ing?
Another incident that took place: I was drunk at a club and got some glass stuck on the bottom of my shoe, I brushed it away and must have cut my hand without knowing. I was there with some workmates, one of whom is gay, and I gave him a little play punch in the stomach. About ten minutes later he tells me to look at my hand as there is blood on his shirt, sure enough my knuckle is cut. I then wash my hands and the cut had stopped bleeding by this time. I'm unsure of this guys HIV status but I could not see any cuts on him, but for some reason I'm still worried about contracting HIV... Anyone think I should be worried or is it another case of OCD?
One last thing, does anyone find that when things start going really well for you (like you get a great new job or have a new partner) that you start to worry about things more? I find that when things go well I get more OCD as I feel as if something good is not allowed to happen without something terrible coming along and ruining it, it's like a sense of impending doom.
Sorry for the rant people, thanks for reading (if you got this far).
My OCD symptoms started when I was about 10 (I'm now 24) and consisted of checking pretty much everything, rituals, fear of contamination/being poisoned, fear of family dying, fear of aliens killing my family and framing me for the murder (I think this is hilarious now, but it wasn't at the time) and other superstitious thoughts (if I don't do this then my family will die).
I'm now on 100mg of Zoloft per day and my symptoms are mostly under control although I've been checking alot lately. Nowadays most of my fears revolve around catching diseases or dying.
The other night I met some chick at a night club and made out with her. Anyway, she gets a bit excited and BITES me on the face, kind of like a sexual thing, not really a full out werewolf attack, but it hurt nonetheless. Anyway, I almost immediately began worrying about Hepatitis B as I know it can be spread that way. There was no blood/broken skin but it left a red mark and the next day I noticed a tiny tiny scar near where she had bit. I'm about 110% sure the scar has been there for a long time (it's like a tiny little nick, like from a pimple I popped 3 years ago or something) as I only discovered it the next day after the incident and it looked like something that had healed a year ago, not something that had just been made the night before (I'd imagination if the bite was forceful enough to leave a scar, it would show up as a cut and then heal, then become a scar around a week later). Several other people looked at my face the next day and could not see any signs of skin having been broken.
I've been doing some research and there's no chance of contracting hepatitis B through a bite that does not penetrate the skin and even if skin penetration does occur it's still highly unlikely, however I still have some doubts in my mind about whether or not skin was penetrated. Do you think I have a genuine concern or am I just OD'ing on the OCD'ing?
Another incident that took place: I was drunk at a club and got some glass stuck on the bottom of my shoe, I brushed it away and must have cut my hand without knowing. I was there with some workmates, one of whom is gay, and I gave him a little play punch in the stomach. About ten minutes later he tells me to look at my hand as there is blood on his shirt, sure enough my knuckle is cut. I then wash my hands and the cut had stopped bleeding by this time. I'm unsure of this guys HIV status but I could not see any cuts on him, but for some reason I'm still worried about contracting HIV... Anyone think I should be worried or is it another case of OCD?
One last thing, does anyone find that when things start going really well for you (like you get a great new job or have a new partner) that you start to worry about things more? I find that when things go well I get more OCD as I feel as if something good is not allowed to happen without something terrible coming along and ruining it, it's like a sense of impending doom.
Sorry for the rant people, thanks for reading (if you got this far).
Member Comments (1)
by mc2004, Jun 11, 2008 01:34AM
To: janitor
Wow I can totally relate. My fear of HIV is HUGE. I just want to let you know that I do not think you should be concerned about the HIV thing because it got on his shirt and he was most likely not bleedind, Your blood and his blood would have to touch. He would have had to be bleeding also. The hepatitis B thing I do not know too much about but if she did not break the skin then it should be ok and if she was not bleeding then it should be okay too. I am really OCD and I think that while your thread makes complete sense to me about why you are worried I do think that it is OCD also. I spend my days and nights concerned about going outside in public and contracting HIV. You are not alone anytime you need to talk I would love too because I think we are in similiar boats.
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