Matt King
13-07-12, 07:49
Hey guys,
So i finally feel i have this health anxiety under control, and i seem to invent new things to worry about haha.
I'll just dive right in. I'm happily single and usually have one night stands rather than being in a monogamous relationship. I went to the doctor about an ingrown toe nail (think the doctor was relieved it wasn't about chest pains for a change :P), and the receptionist asked me if i wanted to be tested for chlamydia as they're doing it for people within my age range.
I did the test and came back negative (:noangel:). Reading the sheet about how many sexual partners you've had etc got me thinking about getting checked. I Googled about STIs and getting screened just to learn more about it (we didn't get a lot of sex ed at school) and scared myself half to death. What did my health anxiety decide to inform and worry myself about? The most dangerous STI of course, HIV. I've finally gotten over fears about my heart and now a small voice niggling away seems to think my immune system is shutting down on me. Seriously, a single sneeze...i suffer from hayfever...the pollen is high...there's a difference brain.
I've used protection with every girl i've ever been with and been careful. HIV can't get through latex. The virus particles are bigger than oxygen particles and you can't breath through a condom can you? The risk of transferring it via oral sex is almost equally as low. So why is this bugging me? I'm getting screened in a couple of weeks just to be sure. I've never been checked before and this is concerning me for some reason.
I'm just wondering if anybody's had similar concerns? I really don't want this to affect this part of my life. Sorry if this is a bit TMI for some people, but it is health related.
Cheers :)
So i finally feel i have this health anxiety under control, and i seem to invent new things to worry about haha.
I'll just dive right in. I'm happily single and usually have one night stands rather than being in a monogamous relationship. I went to the doctor about an ingrown toe nail (think the doctor was relieved it wasn't about chest pains for a change :P), and the receptionist asked me if i wanted to be tested for chlamydia as they're doing it for people within my age range.
I did the test and came back negative (:noangel:). Reading the sheet about how many sexual partners you've had etc got me thinking about getting checked. I Googled about STIs and getting screened just to learn more about it (we didn't get a lot of sex ed at school) and scared myself half to death. What did my health anxiety decide to inform and worry myself about? The most dangerous STI of course, HIV. I've finally gotten over fears about my heart and now a small voice niggling away seems to think my immune system is shutting down on me. Seriously, a single sneeze...i suffer from hayfever...the pollen is high...there's a difference brain.
I've used protection with every girl i've ever been with and been careful. HIV can't get through latex. The virus particles are bigger than oxygen particles and you can't breath through a condom can you? The risk of transferring it via oral sex is almost equally as low. So why is this bugging me? I'm getting screened in a couple of weeks just to be sure. I've never been checked before and this is concerning me for some reason.
I'm just wondering if anybody's had similar concerns? I really don't want this to affect this part of my life. Sorry if this is a bit TMI for some people, but it is health related.
Cheers :)