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I have this severe phobia of HIV and I constantly watch for needles in places that I have to touch or sit or anywhere my body makes contact. Well, today I had this STRANGE thought, I guess it was a thought, that I had handled a needle and was trying to break the needle part off and got stuck w/ it. ...

Believe me, I have been tested every 3 months for the past year. I know, realistically that I really haven't had any exposures but I'm so afraid of needles being put in chairs or thrown on the ground or now even put in shoe boxes at Wal-Mart. I know this too is irrational (i guess) but I have a hard...

It started when I had an affair. I saw the other person for about 5 years and felt that they were the answers to all my prayers. This person was a great person and made me feel special and loved like I had never been loved b4! We left our marriages and moved in together after a while of being "separ...

I find that when Im obsessing about something, I tend to think of the worst-case scenario and then think about it so much that I sometimes feel like it really happened. Does anyone else have this? What's going on?

I should probably mention that i had an affair a few months ago and I'm trying now to work my marriage out but I'm still not happy. The same thing I left the marriage for is still there. I just wonder if the "HIV Scare" is because of the stigma that goes w/ having an affair? Or maybe I'm not dealing...

Does anyone know why some of us obsess over HIV and cancer instead of hurting others or ourselves? I know that I can control my actions. I once had the obsession that I too would hurt someone else but in listening to the tapes I realized the very fact that it scared me let me know that I would never...

I just get so exhausted living everyday. I'm not suicidal since my biggest fear really is dying (I think) but most days I just don't want to even get out of bed. I simply don't feel like I can take another day like this. I've researched OCD, read books and it almost feels like nothing is going to he...

I was just wondering if anyone else out there has HIV anxiety? I absolutely hate living w/ myself everyday. It's exhausting. There is always a new exposure. I'm getting therapy 1 x week but no meds. I'm so scared. I've been afraid of touching doorknobs (I have touched 1 recently that had blood on it...