Pinpoint injury and HIV fear

[daisybeeW]

Hello all!! I am a 25 yr female and past few days I am worrying about catching HIV for unknown reasons. I am not engaged in any risky activities but just the thought of catching it by any means makes me anxious. Yesterday I went out and was wearing flipflops, later I felt some kind of pinching pain in my foot sole. When I checked what it is, it was already bleeding. I started thinking about various things that might have caused a very tiny wound. It looked exactly like a pinpoint  needle wound and I started fearing whether it was from needle and what will happen it it was HIV tainted needle. I didn't see what it was but this thought is making me so anxious that I cannot concentrate on anything. Usually I ignore all such minor cuts and scratches if its on hand but the fact that it was on foot sole, night and I didn't see what pricked me is making me doubt that it was HIV needle and the wound also looked like a very tiny pinpoint mark but it was bleeding. If at all it was needle , I don't know since how long it was there or anything. I cannot stop thinking about it. Do other people also worry about unknown bleeding cuts  like this and get tested if they are doubtful ?please help.

[Chima7]

You stepped on a pebble or a small rock. It's not possible to step on a needle while walking because the needle would be lying flat on the ground and it's not possible to get stuck that way.

Instead of posting this on the HIV prevention board you should be requesting help from the folks on one of the other more suitable boards like Anxiety, OCD or Phobias, all of which are available here on MedHelp. Other than telling you that you had no risk, there's nothing much else that can be done for you in this board.

[daisybeeW]

The injury is like a dot and the bleeding was very very small not even a drop. And also the injury is below the right thumb of my foot sole.