Anxiety Causing Hiv Symptoms

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Supposed "Symptoms common in HIV/AIDS" caused by worry/anxiety

Hi. First time on this forum. Have a situation. I was in this shop about a month or two ago, where I accidentally cut myself with the metal part of a scotch tape on the ledge, and a huge scrape resulted and seemed deep. The metal part was on the...

Response from Erik Glenn, M.A.

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Thanks for your question,Sounds like you had <b>no risk</b> for HIV. While you did get cut and there's a chance that others got cut on the same metal part, there's no chance that blood went directly/immediately from one... Read more »

Anxiety and HIV symptoms

I recently tested negative for HIV; but I have had anxiety for the past 6 weeks putting in my head... Read more »

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Risk from sexual contact with woman at strip club "Showing symptoms HIV having horrible anxiety please help"

Had an encounter in a low end strip club with African American woman. Inserted finger in vagina... Read more »

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Symptoms of HIV or Anxiety?

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

Howdy,

For 7-8 weeks now I have been experiencing random pains (all over) that last seconds before hitting another part of my body - it happens every day but I will go an hour or two at times without feeling them.

Amongst all this I have experienced 5... Read more »

HIV or Anxiety Induced symptoms

Posted by respectthepouch, 2 Replies

EXPOSURE:
I fingered a girl(vaginal and I am sure she is infected now) and when I took out my finger there was a creamy white liquid on my hand. It had a very foul odour like rotten eggs.
what could this liquid be? And how much of a risk does this... Read more »

To all Worried-Wells - Stress, Anxiety, Guilt, Hypocondria Symptoms

Posted by Anonymous

Hi there worried-wells, under the window perioders, etc...

Please check out all this information about stress before you diagnose yourself with ARS/HIV/AIDS...

Stress, Anxiety, guilt and a propensity to Hypocondria can cause most (if not all) of what... Read more »

am i infected or can anxiety create symptoms?

Posted by eyesdown, 4 Replies

hello all,

I didnt have penetrative sex with the lady i met but, she seemed a decent enough professional person, ( i dont mean sex worker) she played with her vagina and rubbed her wet finger very hard into the end of my penis and anus with her... Read more »

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