Scared of HIV and other STD's
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Raj
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Hi Experts, ( i'm explaining all in full details ) its been more than 3 months i did a disaster actually i had a sex with a sex worker i used protection during the act i inserted finger into her vagina and she kissed me, actually smooched me i refused but couldn't stop her this is what all happened with her....but after 1.5 months i found myself very tired for 2-3 days then i went to a physician and i had lot many test like HIV1 2 - non reactive,hepatitis B,C - Non reactive,VDRL - Non reactive, Few STD, thyroid, B12, Vitamin D as i also complained about joint and muscle ache out of all test i came up with B12 deficient for B12 i'm having injection and also found low levels in calcium so had injection for that too...but from 15 days back i had some sharp pains in my side neck but doc said its due to stress and anxiety but its gone now and also from past 1 month i'm having some sort of disturbance in my throat i'm feeling this disturbance while swallowing my own saliva( no pains but i can feel a discomfort ) and fast bowels(after 2 hours of eating) with bubbles in the stool(and a lot of gas movements in my stomach). i'm very much scared as why this is happening , please suggest me something ..... |
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re: Scared of HIV and other STD's
by Dr M K Gupta -
Aug 28th, 2012
8:26 am
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Dear Raj As your investigations are normal you should not worry about. You will don't have HIV. If after 3 months the tests are negative then you're most definitely negative. What you have is HIV anxiety. When you're this anxious, our defense mechanisms is weakened. You also become so hypersensitive to your body and then any change whatsoever you think is one thing related to HIV. This is extremely common. What you need to do is seek treatment from the psychologist for the HIV anxiety. They can teach you cognitive behavioral therapy techniques. These include breathing when you are panicing. It includes journaling your thoughts by recording the negative ones and replacing them with positive ones. For instance, "What when the tests are wrong?" and replace it with "I've had 4 tests which are all negative and therefore I am unable to possibly be HIV positive." Nobody seroconverts 13 months after an "exposure" and also you don't know if what you had was a real exposure or not. So visit a psychologist and treat the HIV anxiety. Once you receive that in check you we be superior capable to permit this to go. With regards M.K. Gupta |