Anxiety Symptoms Cause By Fear Of Hiv Infection

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anxiety disorder caused by hiv fear?

I was wondering if you knew how common it is to doubt the accuracy of the hiv tests. After a low risk exposure I became convinced that I had hiv. I have tested negative after a year and also tested negative on a dna pcr test. For some reason I...

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W.

Psychotherapist and Author

Unfortunately fears of having contracted HIV from a low risk sexual experience is one way that many people manifest guilt about a sexual experience that they do not feel good about. Part of how this manifests itself is by not believing the negative... Read more »

Pl. help I am married and have fear of Hiv infection

on 2nd Sep'11 I had sex with a girl whose HIV status is unknown. She is highly sexually active... Read more »

Response from Richard Cordova III »

WILL DONATE $100.00.hiv anxiety or infected?8 months anxiety +guilt or late seroconverter?.sick and tired of waking up

hello,for the last 8 months i have lived in fear.i was on deployment and i had sex with a csw in... Read more »

Response from Robert J. Frascino, M.D. »

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Anxiety and fear/Mental Health

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Does anyone know of any other disease that my cause so much anxiety and so much fear in people. They tell us to be educated but as I am reading the articles and information, the more fear and anxiety I get. But it becomes like an addiction, I don't... Read more »

Fear of HIV Infection is a major disease

Posted by GaryNPA, 3 Replies

I have been posting on this board in an attempt to help folks for a long time now. Person after person after person has a low risk exposure, experiences guilt and anxiety - then loses sleep and runs down their body - and then gets ill all over... Read more »

Fear, regret, anxiety, and self loathing.

Posted by BurningChrome, 3 Replies

Hello, I cant think of a good way to start this post, so I will be blunt. I am very fearful that I have been infected with HIV. If this is the wrong forum let me know and I will repost this in the "stricken with terror" category, which I cannot seem... 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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