Re: Severe HIV anxiety
Hi Sam
I'm really sorry to hear you are experiencing such horrible anxiety. I can completely relate. I was terrified of HIV for years. I was diagnosed with health anxiety (I had worried about other illnesses obsessively too before the HIV fear) and given anti-depressants which lessened the worry but every so often the fear came back with avengance. I have only ever been at very very low risk but my mind just over analysed everything and kept coming up with the same conclusion...with the help of the dreaded Google!!!
In the end, with a lot of support from friends, family and this wonderful forum, I went for a rapid HIV test and it came back negative. Since then my life has completely changed...no more intense panic, no more intense anxiety. At last I'm calm! You are absolutely doing the right thing getting the test - I found that it was the only thing that could allay my fears. You will feel so proud of yourself for doing it!
If you want to chat about this in PM please feel free to drop me a line
Moonlight Xxx
---------- Post added at 14:43 ---------- Previous post was at 14:41 ----------
Ah, sorry, I didn't read your last message! Well done for going through with the test and so pleased it all came back clear.
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Generalised Anxiety Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Depressive Disorder.