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Posted 4/16/2007 11:13 AM (GMT 0)
can my anxiety be causing my hands to peel?
Posted 4/16/2007 12:34 PM (GMT 0)
needadvice - listen, anxiety can do a lot of things to your body. its not going to help you though to keep asking questions of whether or not something going on with your body is due to anxiety. it is absoultely clear that you have anxiety, so you need to start treating it, immediately. your fear of hiv is getting out of control, and its causing you extreme health anxiety. if you don't get help now, things will get very bad. please look back to my response to your post in HIV, you must seek treatment for your anxiety as soon as possible!!!!
Posted 4/16/2007 8:53 PM (GMT 0)
ok i know i have anxiety. thats clearly obvious. i just want to know if it is whats causing all of this stuff happening to my body. like could anxiety be the cause of a swollen lymph node? cause today i woke up and there is a bump behind my right ear. its definately a lymph node.
Posted 4/16/2007 9:15 PM (GMT 0)
this whole bump thing is reallyy scaring me you guys im freaking out again
Posted 4/16/2007 10:35 PM (GMT 0)
what happens to you when you have panic attacks, how do they differ from anxiety? cause im not sure which it is with me
Posted 4/17/2007 5:20 PM (GMT 0)
Dear Needadvice_1717,

You definitely have anxiety surrounding this issue.  I have also had fear of aids and I can attest you can completely convince yourself that you have all of the symptoms when you are in panic mode and don't feel well.  I was 100% sure I had them all...but didn't! Do not look stuff up on the web...it is scary and will send you in a downward spiral of panic.  I have suffered with anxiety for the past 10 years or so due to chronic fatigue and even though I know that I don't have a life threatening illness...when I do research on the web I always convince myself I do. Let go and have faith until your test.  Your mind is a powerful thing and is closely related to your physical health. Buy a good book...."The Secret" is a great book for you....and try and stop searching for answers on the web! I've only found it makes things worse....much worse. :-)

Posted 4/17/2007 9:11 PM (GMT 0)
yes, i realize that now that anxiety can do that too me. but this bump on my neck still concerns me. im not sure what it is, or how long its been there, or if its just some normal things on my body. anyway thats whats reallly freaking me out right now. would anxiety be the cause of that too? :S
Posted 4/17/2007 9:52 PM (GMT 0)

Needadvice,

Anxiety can do a number on your body and weaken your immune system.  Can you schedule an appointment with your primary care to get it looked at?  I think the only thing that will ease your mind at this point is tackling it head on.  I know it is scary but you could really benefit from an experts advice right now.  Usually you can call and get an appointment the same day with a primary care and just be completely honest with them.  They are bound to privacy and they will be understanding and direct about answers to all of your questions and fears.  I recently had a swollen lymph in my leg and I was told it was just a virus and probably due to stress....although in the meantime I panicked and all these crazy thoughts went through my head....wasted time and also not good for the healing process!  

Posted 4/17/2007 10:25 PM (GMT 0)
so it can be caused by immense stress?
Posted 4/17/2007 10:37 PM (GMT 0)
Prolonged stress causes your immune system to be down and therefore suseptible to all kinds of infection.

Also, when you read medical symptoms you can create things in your mind and things that are normal start to appear abnormal...that is what anxietly does to you.  I have to force myself not to look things up on the web it ALWAYS makes things worse.  But I'm telling you that you are not going to feel better until you see a doctor who can reassure you that you are okay.  Can you make an appointment soon to see your doctor?  Don't keep reading symptoms on websites and especially stop reading the AIDS forum.  It will drive you crazy and you will just make things much worse.  Try and ease your mind and think positive.  Find something else to occupy your time : )  Positive thinking is key!

Posted 4/17/2007 10:40 PM (GMT 0)
im not sure if i can make an appointment. cause my parents will want to know why and stuff and i wouldn't know what to tell them. and if i have hiv i don't want them to know yet :( im just so scared of getting it
Posted 4/17/2007 11:04 PM (GMT 0)

Just tell your parents you have a lump on your neck that you are concerned about.  How old are you?  You can discuss all of your concerns with the doctor and they will in most cases respect your confidentiality especially when it comes to sexual issues.  Im telling you it will make you feel so much better.  If not ask your parents to look at the lump.  You don't have to tell them why you are worried.  They will want you to go to the doctors if they suspect it is anything bad.  I feel for you.  I have been in the same situation when I was in college.  I now realize that I had anxiety issues.  The best advice I can give you is to stop the pattern of worrying and please stop looking things up or you will make yourself more sick.   

Posted 4/19/2007 12:17 AM (GMT 0)
im 16. and anxiety can cause a rash correct? where would i find this rash if i got it? today just out of nowhere while i was at work i noticed a small red botch on my hand. it hasnt gotten any worse. but it hasn't gotten better either. could this be caused by anxiety or would it be a full blown rash all over my hand if it were?
Posted 4/19/2007 12:34 AM (GMT 0)
i got the same thing about a week ago, when i was really stressed, i don't know what the reason was either
Posted 4/19/2007 12:37 AM (GMT 0)
just like one red blotch? like mine can't be more then half a centimeter in diameter. and its in the centre of my hand :S
Posted 4/19/2007 12:47 AM (GMT 0)
i had several dots
Posted 4/19/2007 12:47 AM (GMT 0)
what did they look like, can you explain them?
Posted 4/19/2007 12:51 AM (GMT 0)
like realli small red dots, i think i had them b4 but they went away after i stopped thinkin about what was stressin me
Posted 4/19/2007 12:59 AM (GMT 0)
ic well i only had one dot ( ) <--- about that big on my hand and another about the same size on my forearm. they're red and scaley kinda. i dunno if anyone could give me info. but i just thought id put that out there.
Posted 4/19/2007 8:24 PM (GMT 0)
urgh im so stressed about getting tested for hiv. everytime i think of going to get tested i feel sick and i can't eat. i just don't think id be able to go...any advice/comments?
Posted 4/20/2007 2:39 AM (GMT 0)
this is for need advise 1717.. ok i read your story since the begining and you sound like me. like you said i never have sex w/o  protection and when i did, a couple of days after i started feeling just like you. omg!! i have hiv!! i had diarrea, headaches everyday, tired, felt like i never had enought sleep....i went got tested a week after it was neg, was happy for a day, next day here we go again...i have hiv. went got tested a month after, neg again, still worry, 2 months test, neg. 3 months test, neg. 4 months test neg, 5 months test neg, 6 months test neg. i dont have hiv for sure and i am not worry anymore about hiv. but know i still go thru anxiety and now finally feeling better. it is all in your head like it was in mine. you need to stop! go get tested and trust in god that you are going to be alright. believe me anxiety is as bad as thinking that you have hiv. your mind is very strong and is playing tricks on you. i learned my lesson, never do it w/o protection because that moment of pleasure is not worth of it. :-)
Posted 4/20/2007 2:46 AM (GMT 0)
need advised,

when i was worry about the hiv thing i had 3 big ugly bumps on my neck, and that just made it worst. that is not hiv!! you dont get hiv symptoms for about 10 years or more. it can be detected but you dont develop symptoms that fast. believe i made afriend at the health department and he told me everything about it. plus hiv is more likely to happen with people who used infected needles like drugs, and homosexual because of the anus penetration since more blood vessels are broken in that area.
Posted 4/20/2007 2:51 AM (GMT 0)

please let me know if you found my advised helpful to you, believe me i went thru the same thing. and you need to tell your parents about it, i know they will support you after giving you a spanking. lol... that way you can go get tested and you can live a life again. go to church and pray

, god is using you for a purpose. maybe to use you as a messenger for safe sex

Posted 4/20/2007 3:06 AM (GMT 0)
i hear you. thank you, every little thing helps. i have the same problem as you actually. i have a little bump behind my ear and its been driving me nuts i can hardly sleep or eat, and i was getting diarrhea but that has subsided. now its just worry. that what if question. the girl i had sex with is going on the 26th to get tested. its in gods hands now. all i can do is pray for forgiveness
Posted 4/20/2007 3:09 AM (GMT 0)
god never punishes you, he is just teaching you a lesson. i never used to go to church and since that scary time of my life i dont miss a sunday. dont worry, you are going to be alright

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