Stop Obsessing About Hiv

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Obsessive worry about HIV

Dear Doc, In Feb 2009 I went for a friend's bachelor party and fingered and kissed a dancer. From that day onwards anxiety set in (maybe due to guilt -I am married). I was scared that I got HIV from this encounter so in May 2009 I got tested:...

Response from David Fawcett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.

South Florida Center for Counseling and Therapy

Thanks for writing. When HIV tests offer no reassurance despite repeated negative results, and when the concern spreads to worry about the testing procedure itself, it indicates the likelihood of an anxiety disorder. One such disorder that matches... Read more »

HIV Obsession: Shingles & HPV

Hello Dr. Bob-I am currently having an episode of extreme paranoia that I contracted HIV in my... Read more »

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

You could be my last opportunity to get advice; I'm obsessing

I am very thankful that you and this board exist. I am a 40 y/o male heterosexual. I have... Read more »

Response from Bruce Dezube, M.D. »

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Obsessive-Compulsive: To My Psychotherapist, Dan

Just went to look up obsessive- compulsive disorder (OCD) in the dictionary, actually in two dictionaries. It was in neither. So, while I'm reasonably sure I've had it for years, I'm not sure, clinically, what it is. Is that, in fact, what I've had?... Read more »

U.S. National Institute of Mental Health

Anxiety Disorders

Introduction Panic Disorder Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder) Specific Phobias Generalized Anxiety Disorder Role of Research in Improving the Understanding and Treatment of... Read more »

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

India Seeks Novel Ways to Tackle AIDS

From tapping into the national obsession with cricket to using advertising slogans on soft-drink bottles, India is employing a variety of methods to promote HIV prevention messages. In the world's second-most populous nation, condom use is still low... Read more »

Uganda's HIV/AIDS Rates Stop Falling

For the first time in a decade, Uganda's HIV infection rate has not declined, according to the HIV surveillance report compiled by the Ministry of Health. The report says 6.5 percent of women sampled at 20 antenatal clinics countrywide during 2001... Read more »

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Obsession Continues - Mouth/Gums

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

1) If I had an aphthous ulcer in the mouth, would I be able to tell? Is it painful?

2) At the back of my gums (on the side where the tongue is) I have red lines of capillaries, rather thick, going from teeth to tongue. What are they? Can someone... Read more »

HIV obsessed

Posted by U_mushroomhaters, 3 Replies

Some of you know me some of you hate me (probably deserved) I am obsessed with HIV and it has cost me EVERYTHING I love in life.It all started 3 1/2 years ago I had some unlikely exposures (oral and maybe a needle stick) about 6 months after that I... Read more »

Don't obsess about oral sex!

Posted by Anonymous

THIS is the LATEST study just presented!

Tuesday August 14 5:37 PM ET

Oral Sex Unlikely to Transmit HIV, Researchers Say

By Emma Hitt, PhD
ATLANTA (Reuters Health) - Unprotected oral sex is highly unlikely to transmit HIV (news - web sites) infection,... Read more »

Am I obsessed with this disease? What is goin on

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

After risky exposures with guys of unknown status in the past, I promised myself I would be more careful in the future after receiving negative results. Well, 2 weeks ago, I hooked up with a guy that I had been hanging out with. We kissed and... Read more »

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