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I haven't been able to spit normal in 2wks
Its like my spit is in small dosages and it's really white. Also the muscles in my armpits were throbbing today while I was walking around.
I went to the adult convention today, porn stars everywhere and couldn't even enjoy that without getting scarred over this situation.
My encounter was protected but something went wrong. I don't know what and I don't know how.
Has anyone else spit changed over the weeks due to the hiv scare?
I went to the adult convention today, porn stars everywhere and couldn't even enjoy that without getting scarred over this situation.
My encounter was protected but something went wrong. I don't know what and I don't know how.
Has anyone else spit changed over the weeks due to the hiv scare?
OMG peek. I woke up this morning and my BACK hurts. Plus now that I think about it, my mouth feels a little dry, and maybe my throat feels a little sore... and is that itchy eyes I feel? My arm is itchy! And is that a swollen lymph node I feel in my neck?! Oh--and now I'm feeling funny all over, sorta tingly, and my NECK hurts. OMG! Maybe I have HIV!!!
Or, I'm just noticing what are perfectly normal bodily sensations, and the more attention I pay to them, the more I notice, and the worse I feel. And the worse I feel, the more anxious I get, and the more anxious I get, the more symptoms I develop... sound familiar?
Some research has shown that people with health anxiety really do notice more sensations, and really are frightened by these sensations. Normally we'd vaguely notice this stuff and go make coffee, but people with health anxiety immediately fixate on everything they perceive is wrong, and can't let it go. (It makes me think of kids who won't wear certain things because they're "scratchy", or whatever--they're sort of super-sensitive and hyper-aware of everything.) People with health anxiety seem to also interpret every sensation catastrophically--Peek sees sniffles and a cough as a cold, but bigdummy immediately thinks of HIV. It's interesting. But help is available--medication and therapy. You just gotta suck it up and go do it.
Or, I'm just noticing what are perfectly normal bodily sensations, and the more attention I pay to them, the more I notice, and the worse I feel. And the worse I feel, the more anxious I get, and the more anxious I get, the more symptoms I develop... sound familiar?
Some research has shown that people with health anxiety really do notice more sensations, and really are frightened by these sensations. Normally we'd vaguely notice this stuff and go make coffee, but people with health anxiety immediately fixate on everything they perceive is wrong, and can't let it go. (It makes me think of kids who won't wear certain things because they're "scratchy", or whatever--they're sort of super-sensitive and hyper-aware of everything.) People with health anxiety seem to also interpret every sensation catastrophically--Peek sees sniffles and a cough as a cold, but bigdummy immediately thinks of HIV. It's interesting. But help is available--medication and therapy. You just gotta suck it up and go do it.
Dear God bigdummy come on now. For one second I want you to step back and think of how irrational you are being. You would laugh if you saw how you are overanalyzing everything. I just really want you to see how silly it is and once you get your negative result (or 8, as I can see you not being quelled by one test) you will laugh about the matter. That is all what we wish for you to do.
Now I'm coughing and sneezing on and off from time to time. And its like something is stuck in the right side of my throat.
I'm really trying not to freak out tonight.
I'm really trying not to freak out tonight.
Thats a bet that I wouldn't even want to make. I hope I'll never collect on that one. In the comming weeks hopefully I'll get the courage to test.
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I'm right !
I'll lose any thing if your HIV test result's positive.
I'll lose any thing if your HIV test result's positive.
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"My encounter was protected but something went wrong. I don't know what and I don't know how. "
Every thing went wrong in your head, the condition that you're talking about has nothing to do with HIV but anxiety.
Anxiety can cause dry oral condition which leads to white spit, oral ulcers, spots and sore throats.
Use a search engine with the keywords 'symptoms of anxiety' for the look up, you'd see all your symptoms to be there.
Every thing went wrong in your head, the condition that you're talking about has nothing to do with HIV but anxiety.
Anxiety can cause dry oral condition which leads to white spit, oral ulcers, spots and sore throats.
Use a search engine with the keywords 'symptoms of anxiety' for the look up, you'd see all your symptoms to be there.
COMMUNITY LEADER
Stop fidgeting with it and thinking about HIV all day long, it'll be okay.
Anxiety again, even I had the same problem with my arm pit during my scare.
Anxiety again, even I had the same problem with my arm pit during my scare.
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