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Burning scratchy throat, severe anxiety about hiv/aids

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Stacey.baby
Stacey.baby

I am getting tested tomorrow after school just so I can relax but why does my throat feel this way ? I have been crying non stop & praying for my health & my mental state.. I feel hopeless like I might go crazy & scream !! I spent days on google looked on a bunch of sites about hiv/aids & its symptoms & I have worried myself sick.. Im so scared my mind is playing scenarios of me at the clinic tomorrow & the doctors will give me the worst news ever.. Im 17 and this is no way to be living my life. My doctor already confirmed to me that all my results are normal but Im so worried I have lost my appetite also sad Im back to my bad days sad I just wish someone can understand me sad 

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  • Health1001
    Health1001 Stacey.baby

    Posted

    Know youve probably had your results by now but Stacey.

    Before you read on. Just take a breath.

    I went through something similar a few months ago. Which was when i joined this site. Id had a couple of encounters which started to play on my brain. Ive always been a kind of Anxious person but i was the sort of anxious person that never dwelled on stuff... That all changed when the serious worries started.

    Within 2 weeks of me starting worrying that i had a serious STD these symptoms turned up.

    A fever [Turned out to be food poisoning]

    Diarrea [Food poisoning]

    Swollen glands [Thought i had swollen glands but its just an enlarged node that as far as i  ow know could have always been there... Still is and ive had it checked. Its just one of my oddities]

    Mouth Sores External [Suffered from cold sores all my life]

    Mouth Sores Internal [Stress]

    Skin rash [Stress and had shaved my chest 2 days prior]

    Exhaustion [Well... That was the stress]

    All the sites said you needed 4 or more symptoms before really worrying... Well As far as i was concerned i had them all!!!

    Anyway... After weeks of waiting for my test the results were gois news. But my Panic and Anxiety didnt let it go. I was convinced theyd missed something. I had a further 2 tests before finally accepting i was ok. and within that time I Opened my mind up to so much Panic, Stress and worry that It really opened the floodgates and the floodgates will remain open now for a long time.

    Ive felt good for a couple of months now. But I still feel edgey. Not because of my initial worry. But because I made myself ill because if it.

    Stacey, In short... Your Symptoms mean nothing. Even if you find more... They mean nothing. The only thing that will put your mind at rest is the Clean result... And trust me... The odds of you actually catching anything added to the risk of the results being wrong are like 2 Million to One.

    Trust in your doctors

    Do NOT trust your Anxiety.

    Hugs

    • Stacey.baby
      Stacey.baby Health1001

      Posted

      Thank you Im still worried about this I have a follow up with my doctor tomorrow so I will speak to her about this new worry that ive never had... Take care ❤️
    • Stacey.baby
      Stacey.baby

      Posted

      & I didnt go for the hiv test anymore I just decided to wait until tomorrow that im saying my actual doctor 

    • Health1001
      Health1001 Stacey.baby

      Posted

      Stacey if that was the initial thing you were worried about and if it it the Route cause of your anxiety... Just bite the bullet and get the test done. I know its awkward to walk into a place like that but it WILL end your suffering.

      If your minds moved on to other issues then just remember... Its highly likely the panic and anxiety are playing tricks with your mind again.

      I suffer from Health Anxiety also. AVOID googling and wikipedia when it comes to symptoms. Instead of googling go over to youtube and type in Health Anxiety hypnosis. Pick any one of the videos [The longer the better personally] Stick in your headphones. Get to bed and Listen and switch off.

      Im literally about to do the same right now.

      Hope you find peace x

    • Stacey.baby
      Stacey.baby Health1001

      Posted

      thank you yes I havent been googling all day today, I had to hide my safari app on my phone I wish I can delete it but my iphone doesnt let me do that. I snap back into reality sometimes and I think rational but Im going to try those videos thank you !!
  • jan34534
    jan34534 Stacey.baby

    Posted

    I agree with everyone who posted responses .  

    Its always going to be some symptom you are going to stress out over unless you get help for the anxiety and negative thinking.

    Your life will be wasted on fear for no reason.  I did that for over 20 years ALL for nothing!  Dont do this to yourself!  You can age yourself faster with anxiety.  It's not healthy.  Please get counseling. 

    No one on this site can fix this for you. Life is too short to waste it on baseless fears. 

    Take Care of yourself ??????

    • Stacey.baby
      Stacey.baby jan34534

      Posted

      thank you Jan my doctor already gave me numbers for therapists but they didnt answer so Im going to tell my mom to call again, take care as well <3

  • peter88910
    peter88910 Stacey.baby

    Posted

    Hi there, health anxiety did cause a lot of problems for me like skin rash, tinnitus, sore throat, pimples, loss of appetite, dizziness, muscle pain, fatigue, lymph node enlargement, swelling eyelids, and a sick mind that cause me to browse internet for disease and matching my symptoms to every possible terminal illness on earth. I wasted huge anount of money on medical tests that are unnecessary

    So what you are experiencing now is what I had been through.

    You dont have any disease. All symptoms are cause of anxiety.

    Peter

    • peter88910
      peter88910 Stacey.baby

      Posted

      Stacey,good ! I hope you are able to sleep at night. The test turned out alright then dont suspect it again. It had been really mind bothering for me. I retested six times. Because the symptoms didnt go away for six months. The mental illnesses it caused was not worth it.
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