My brain tells me I have aids?!


Question: My brain tells me I have aids?
I had protected sex with my (ex) bf of 8ish months. That was 6-7ish months ago. He was a virgin, I was a virgin too. But now my brain tells me I have aids, I'm a hypochondriac as it is....and my heart tells me theres nothing wrong with me. I made him get 2 HIV tests and they come back negative.

Help :( I can get no peace at all. My mind is so fragile.

Answers:

Ask yourself exactly what evidence there is to support the idea that you may have such a disease, or is it just a baseless fear? What if you did have it. How would you cope? What then? Work it all out on paper. It's important to regularly monitor, and deal with a negative internal monologue (self talk), or mental process, such as disturbing thoughts, images, impulses, or emotions, by the process of (a): recognising it, and (b): challenging it immediately. Technique For Re-Programming Negative Thoughts: When you notice something negative, such as: "I can't do this/ am never going to get over this!" or: "Why am I always so useless/such a loser?" or even an image, emotion, or a memory; recognise that it is being generated from the negative part of your mind. After identifying, and labelling it, visualise a large, red, flashing, "STOP!" sign, and/or possibly a stern faced person wagging an index finger at you in a negative manner, then say to yourself as forcefully as you can, even aloud in a big voice, if alone: "I know this tactic: GO AWAY FOR A WHILE !!!" You may want to use either: "ruse", "ploy", "game", or "trick". In the case of an image, visualise a large "STOP" sign, or your preferred version. Some people go so far as to keep a wide rubber band in their pocket, then put it around their wrist, when they catch themselves backsliding, stretch and release it, as a method of reprogramming their mind sooner, but I don't regard it as being strictly necessary. Remember to remove it, afterwards, if you use this method.

Try replacing a negative thought with a positive affirmation of your choice, such as repeating: "I'll be just fine". Realise that by the act of viewing material about various diseases, you are implanting a suggestion in your subconscious mind that you may have it, It recognises a potential threat, and initiates the (formerly, in times long past) appropriate response; a "fight, or flight" reaction. Stop viewing such material. Practice a relaxation method, daily, and when needed, such as: (free) http://www.drcoxconsulting.com/managing-… or http://altmedicine.about.com/cs/mindbody… or http://www.wikihow.com/Meditate or Yoga Nidra, (no flexibility required) at http://your-mental-health.weebly.com/z.h… and see page Z for much more about hypochondria (panic attacks, and anxiety; see pages 1, h, & i). Qi Gong, Tai Chi, or regular yoga suits others better. Give the EFT a good tryout, to see if it helps you. It is free via the searchbar at http://www.mercola.com "EFT" & "EFT therapists", or www.tapping.com (13 free videos) or www.emofree.com Professional is best. - There is a version for use in public places, (you could claim to have a headache, as you employ the acupressure massage/tapping your temples, but you would then be restricted to subvocalising: saying it to yourself in your mind: "Even though I have hypochondria, I deeply and completely accept myself." These will enable you to emotionally centre yourself, when practiced regularly, and can also help you become a calmer, more self controlled person, who is less susceptible to such beliefs.

Read: Treating Health Anxiety: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach by Steven Taylor Phd and Gordon J. G. Asmundson PhD, & The Hypochondriac's Guide to Life. And Death. by Gene Weingarten, & It's Not All in Your Head: How Worrying about Your Health Could Be Making You Sick--and What You Can Do about It by Gordon J. G. Asmundson PhD and Steven Taylor Phd, from your bookstore, or Amazon.com and there are other media, such as CD's & Kindle material, via their searchbar: "hypochondria" Hypnosis is merely a heightened state of suggestibility, in which you are better able to communicate with your subconscious mind. 85% of people are suggestible, to some degree, so you could either seek professional hypnotherapy, or more alternatives along such lines are on page Z at Weebly, where there is much more; view it.



The best thing to put your mind at ease, would be having yourself tested. However, if that is not an option due to money or family concerns, it may comfort you to know that an AIDS free person cannot give another AIDS free person the disease no matter what. Rather, it's not AIDS itself that actually spreads, but the HIV virus that spreads and causes AIDS. Your boyfriend has tested HIV negative, which means that he could not have possibly given you HIV. This means that you do not have HIV, which means it is impossible for you to have AIDS! :)



HIV and AIDS are two different things.

You cannot go through life thinking you have a deadly disease. It will drive you mad.

Go to your family planning clinic or doctor, ask to have a proper test and when that also comes beck negative, you can put it out of your mind and get on with your life. Well done for using condoms - that's the best thing to do.



Go and get tested yourself. Along side the condoms you can use spermside jellly. And if this is causing some much mental anquish you should think about not having sex. There's no point if you're gonna go crazy.



So...get an aids test LOL! Another painfully simple solution to a very solvable problem.



Tell your brain to shut up




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