http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/peoples-thoughts It's Time to Act. OCD Action provides support and information for people affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Tue, 22 May 2012 16:39:30 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/search.php http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/peoples-thoughts#post-43996 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:46:36 +0000 sarah81 43996@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ <p>Hi Hb, I struggle with paranoia about HIV as well. It is extremely distracting. I vacillate between fears of me or someone I love being infected, or fearing that I am infected and will unwittingly infect someone else. I don't know if you have truly put yourself at risk for HIV or not, but here are some examples of things that have caused me to take HIV tests (all of which have been NEGATIVE):<br /> - accidentally peeing on a toilet seat on an airplane and having the pee splash back at my genitals, thus worrying that there could have been blood on the seat that I didn't see and it somehow jumped back up at me<br /> - vomiting into a toilet and having some toilet water splash into my eyes<br /> - finding a spot of blood on the side of my panties (the part that goes over the hip bone) when it wasn't my period, worried I might have contacted some hiv blood somehow<br /> - eating a lemon ice drink that had a small drop of something pink mixed into it (blood?!)</p> <p>I have never had any known exposure to HIV in my whole life, and have only had one sexual partner who I know is HIV negative, yet I feel I have taken more tests than the average adult porno film actress. </p> <p>I could probably go on and on. The list is endless. My fears became worse after I had children, as I now worry about them as well as about myself.</p> <p>This probably doesn't help much, but please know you aren't alone. I do have months (sometimes years) when I don't worry as much, so I hold out on hope that things will get better. Best wishes to you. </p> http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/peoples-thoughts#post-43991 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 17:52:08 +0000 Anonymous 43991@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ <p> &lt;img src=&quot;http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/bb-plugins/bb-smilies/default/icon_eek.gif&quot; title=&quot;8O&quot; class=&quot;bb_smilies&quot; /&gt; I can't help, sorry dude. </p> http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/topic/peoples-thoughts#post-43989 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 16:51:31 +0000 helenblackwell 43989@http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/forums/ <p>I have had awful thoughts that have contracted HIV while in Africa nd it made worse by my sexual intrusions. Help </p>