good tips to stay sane till i get results?

[dan0328]

im going nuts here guys, the more i think about it the more sick i feel. any of u have any good tips to keep my mind off of this? i dont even have any of the bad symptoms like fevers, or skin rashes (my glands were swollen for a few days) and my sore throat wont go away, but the more i think about my list of partners and how unsafe i was i keep feeling worse and worse. how long did it take most of u to get results?? i got blood taken thursday so hopefully ill know here within the next week.

[lost in space]

i know how you feel. my dr actually suggested i get an HIV test based on my long lasting symptoms of extended fatigue, random muscle pain, general sick feeling and after a review how many times i needed to come in to the office for things like a sore throat and chest cold like problems over the past year.

i find myself in a bit of a freaked out state. i just try to keep in mind that its more likely that i do not have HIV and its something else. i try to keep in mind that i have not done many stupid or risky things in my life. in fact i can say i have done only 3 risky things in my life. so i try to use that to reassure myself.

yet i find myself still down because i know that it only takes 1 risky behavior to have exposed myself to HIV.
i guess what i fear most is having to tell someone else (my girlfriend) that i gave them HIV.

[Michelle5454]

I am in the same boat you are in. I got tested last Tuesday and get my results this Tuesday. I am a nervous wreck! I have been sitting here all night having anxiety attacks. The way I try to calm myself down is by telling myself that the chances are that I do not have it and after Tuesday I will be able to relax. My sister and I went in together to get tested so we are there for each other to help calm each others nerves. The nurse who tested me told me that the HIV virus is a very fragile virus and is actually hard to transmit. Just because you have sex with someone who has HIV doesn't mean you will catch it. You can email me if you want to talk Michelle5454@sbcglobal.net