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[quote=Anonymous]Hi Op, I went thru this phobia when I was 25 (I’m 48 now). But I was too scared to get tested and worried 2 years of my life away! In the 20 years since, I stopped thinking about HIV but obsersed about breast cancer, MS, ALS, etc etc. Luckily I’ve had lots of therapy since my HIV obsession and can recognize these fears for what they are (health anxiety/OCD) and I now have tools to work through it. Sadly it’s still not easy and a lifelong challenge. So get the test ASAP (bc you definitely don’t have HIV, it’s extremely hard to get even with an HIV positive partner... reading stats is what finally convinced me to get tested bc the chance is so so low) and then prepare yourself to immediately address the thing you do have —health anxiety. It’s so hard. I get it. But you’re strong and there’s therapy out there to help you. Good luck ![/quote]
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