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HIV Anxiety
Hi......I'm one of the latest HIV forum rejects........I had a risky episode with a CSW about 2 months ago in which my condom partially slipped off....I do not recall if it slipped off completely or not, hence my anxiety and concerns......
Additionally, 5 days after the episode I started developing an awful lot of ARS like symptoms, which have further fueled anxiety in an already insecure, self conscious 22 year old individual.
It's been pretty much that way ever since....I have a lot of muscle pains (it's a continous tingling sensation), my tongue is white, I can feel pretty much every single part of my body and sometimes my right ear turns red and very hot......
The guys at the HIV forum have repeatedly told me that my episode carried no risk of infection and that I should move on....Unfortunately, I haven't been able to, and I seriously still think I may have contracted HIV...
I'll be testing in about 3 weeks to learn my HIV status.....I honestly still hope it's just a scare magnified by my intrinsic insecure, anxious personality.
Has anybody here ever felt the same way and turned out to be HIV - ?
Additionally, 5 days after the episode I started developing an awful lot of ARS like symptoms, which have further fueled anxiety in an already insecure, self conscious 22 year old individual.
It's been pretty much that way ever since....I have a lot of muscle pains (it's a continous tingling sensation), my tongue is white, I can feel pretty much every single part of my body and sometimes my right ear turns red and very hot......
The guys at the HIV forum have repeatedly told me that my episode carried no risk of infection and that I should move on....Unfortunately, I haven't been able to, and I seriously still think I may have contracted HIV...
I'll be testing in about 3 weeks to learn my HIV status.....I honestly still hope it's just a scare magnified by my intrinsic insecure, anxious personality.
Has anybody here ever felt the same way and turned out to be HIV - ?
And make sure to get tested again at the 6 month mark just to be 100% certain everything is okay.
Your symptoms are most likely caused by anxiety, though of course it's a good idea to get checked out. I was so paranoid before my HIV test that I developed dry mouth, was obsessing over small bumps on my tongue, couldn't sleep, etc. Everything turned out to be negative.
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