Stuck in my own HIV anxiety loop

[Krush87]

Short, sweet, and to the point although my mind is racing. 23 y/o male US.  

I had a girlfriend for about 5 months and were having unprotected sex until about July 09 (when we broke up) got sick and so did she and I thought nothing of it (at least not at this point)...February rolls around of '10 and had 1 time unprotected on the 2nd with an ex and with a different ex on the 15th. They all say they get checked regularly...I hope and believe they are telling the truth. They were all long term g/f's at one point.

Cue my anxiety.

I start freaking out that I have contracted HIV and convince myself that I have made a huge mistake and eventually by the middle of April convinced myself that I had it. I went to test at my University on April 29th.

It had been....9 months since my breakup
                ....86 days since my first single episode
                ....73 days since my second and last exposure

He calls me back the next day April 30th and says its negative.

I got tested to relieve my worries and have no idea if I can rely on it. There is so much information out there that it's disturbing and unsettling. I now have some very odd things happening with my skin that are literally driving me up a wall. Things like little red and purple spots showing up on my stomach and thighs. (I do have keratosis pillaris but they don't look anything like it).

I just want to know if I can drop this all together as I have created a loop in my mind that is literally..."I had a test it was negative, was it long enough after? What is going on with my skin? Can I trust the test or was it too early?" on and on and on...

Any insight is greatly appreciated.

[RubyWitch]

You can get a definitive answer to your question if you post on our HIV Prevention Forum. We can help you with any lingering anxiety, but you need to post to the people who know the facts about testing and the various time frames.
Peace
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