I have had some concerns since about the 10th of November - at that time I got a headache sore throat sinus congetion and that lasted a few days about 12 days later sinus congestion that went away after a few days.

What got me so concerned is that occasionally I will go to my car to sleep at lunch for 1/2 hour or 1 hour and I recline my seat all the way back and I am pretty sure I locked my doors but I leave the window cracked a little so that I do not bake. Unfortunately I tested a theory and was able to jimmy my locked car open from the outside. That last time I remember sleeping in my car was late Sept/Early October. The facts I know of is that I have never had any forced entry into my car-broken window or woke up with anyone in my car at the same time. I have never lost my keys or wallet. What I have been concerned about and I am not aware that anything happened but If I was asleep how would I know? I am worried that someone could have possibly stuck me with a hypodermic needle and or injected me with something and I might not have woken up from the stick.

I know that 99.5% of the people would not do a malicious thing but I am consumed by the thought it has caused me much stress/anxiety/OCD is increased over the last month. I have eaten mostly just at dinner, I sleep all afternoon on the weekend and can barely get out of bed in the morning. Also my body has felt cold or chilled for the last month and that worries me more about HIV - I know though that your mind can make you feel sick even when your not -

I am reluctant to take the test because I know I do not have any of the risk factors and I have never put myself in a situation to cause me to. I feel that it would be impossible to function if I knew that I indirectly caused a bad situation. What are the probablities of getting HIV from a needle stick? I know that my probablities of my situation are very low but I am convinced I will get a bad result and I spin my wheels - There are a lot of things that could possibly happen to you - every time you get on an airplane there is a chance the plane can crash even though it is the statistically safest way to fly - Your chance of being killed in a car accident are much greater and we do not even think about that.

Thanks for any advice/support/counseling you can give me.

I certainly think that given your admission about OCD, you should probably take these concerns to a mental health professional to work through this issue. Given that you have no indication or evidence of a needle stick, you would be hard-pressed to even register on the Richter scale of trasmission possibilities. However, while I doubt that you would believe it if you test negative, if might be the place to start. Please hang in there and get the assistance that would benefit you most. chris