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is it worth worrying?
Is this unuseful worrying? Being scratched by something but you dont know what it is so I started to look for any syringes around but there was no signs of syringes. I m a hypochondriac person! Is it worth it worrying? Was it ever documented that someone was scratched by something unknown and later found that he/she was HIV +
i appreciate ur concern and tks 4 ur prompt answers that sometimes are so relieving from the stress my mental condition cause me.
nope forget about it and try to get mental help to help with the fear you have
no worrying...that's just your mind playing tricks on you. Plus, you wouldn't get HIV from a needle that's just lying around.that happened to scratch you. IV drug users have about a 1 in 300 chance of acquiring HIV when sharing needles with HIV+ people. That's about a 0.33% chance! And that's sticking a needle into your bloodstream directly. It's just your mind...don't let it play tricks on you like that. Focus your energy on something else...you are ok.
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