I am trying to talk myself into getting tested but i'm nervous, because 1.) i can't stand the thought of a needle drawing blood or even getting pricked on the finger, the anxiety..ya know... 2.) i'm scared to death of the results. Can you assume you are fine if a certain amoutn of time passes after you slept with someone that you dont have anything?? Like 6 months or so? I am trying to force myself to do this after work, but I can't tell you how neverous i am.
Afraid of needles...Anybody wanna buy my computer 250 dollars acer aspire 1 1 gig ram 250 gig hard-drive with...wait for it......A BUILT IN WEBCAM seven1three eight1eight five3nine7..Why can't I grow heroin?
If you are sleeping around with different people, then you need to get tested every 6 months regardless of contraceptive usage. I did this when I used to sleep around but stopped after I settled down (2 years into my current 7.5 year relationship). Never assume you are fine if you are sleeping around. HIV symptoms can sometimes not present themselves for up to 10 years. DO NOT ASSUME! About your fears.... 1. Don't be scared about the drawing of blood. It's relatively quick and minimally painful. Also, they have bloodless tests so that really is not an excuse. 2. That actually is the hardest part, waiting for the results. Look at it this way, if your negative then that's great and you know to exercise even more caution from now on. If you're positive, you can start getting the treatment you need while preventing the spread of the disease.
I can't believe anyone is afraid of a tiny little needle that offers less pain than a honey bee sting. Are there seriously people out there who are really afraid of needles? I never understood this.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/13943-hiv-rapid-test-oraquick/ Oraquick My wife's a social worker at an HIV clinic
It's hard to believe but its a psychological thing... I have a friend that fights mma and gets his nose broken and can take a bunch of pain no problem... but he is scared to death of needles.
I wouldn't accept that as a test though. From what I have been told, they might not tell you and use your blood for experimental purposes. After all, when you donate blood you usually give them the right to do so in your pre-screening.
It is. I have friends that did every drug but Heroine because they were afraid of needles(why not just smoke it though? Maybe I don't understand cuz I never got drugs). I got tested almost two years ago because I was having terrible headaches, and running a fever for a week, and the Doctor asked if I was having unprotected sex. After my answer he said I'm going to draw your blood for HIV. Freaked me out that he would jump to HIV, and really nothing else. It feels good when they finally tell you those results though. Its nice to remove all doubt in your mind.
I have a blood/injection phobia and i am working to overcome it. I acquired this phobia because I was prickled sooo many times when I was a child. I had a horrible experience of having my blood drawn every hour at a lab. They kept trying to figure out what was wrong with me until they discovered the cause. i used to pass out every time i had my blood drawn...it was embarrassing. a psychology prof in college taught me a techinque to deal with it. IT HAS WORKED SO FAR! I haven't passed out for like 4 years. I am not 100% over the phobia. I still get cold sweats when I'm about to have my blood drawn. It's a pure psychological issue.
I did it just to have it done. It was just a prick of a finger and 20 minutes later you get the results.
If one did test positive for HIV, they sure as **** would put your name on a do-not-donate list, so your blood would never accidentally be used in a transfusion, right?
I was scared too before my first test, but I had to know. A clean test will result in a greater sense of relief than the pain caused by the prick of a needle. It will be over before ya know it -
They 'discard' any blood donated by you. They're supposed to tell you if your blood tests show positive results for anything they test for but they do not always contact the donor despite what they say.
