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Really do your best to resist getting another test, or checking your results or asking for reassurance. Every time you do any of those things it is making your obsession 10 times worse (trust me, I've been there ?) You'll feel anxious if you don't check, but that's the whole point of doing it. The anxiety rises without the compulsion, and then once it starts to fade you will find yourself recovering in the long run
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Maybe you should go to an OCD specialist pr psychiatrist and get a diagnosis? That would be a good step forward. OCD is confusing and it traps you in a cycle of utterly stupid thoughts. No matter how irrational they look to everyone else, they feel very real because they are in your head. Tests and checks won't actually make you better - you have had loads of them, and you're still anxious about it! That just screams OCD to me.
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Do you think it legitimately is ocd then? Because I really truly honestly cannot tell if it’s my body or my mind, because I have symptoms after the negative tests so I actuLly don’t know if testing again is sensible, or detrimental to my ocd, and I also can’t tell if NOT testing is sensible for my ocd, or negligent for my relationship
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I have already been diagnosed with ocd but I don’t believe this case is ocd!!! I believe I have an reason to worry because I love him so much I don’t wanna lose him
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The symptoms are what do my head in because I feel like “oh now I need to test again, and if I DONT test again, then my relationship is at risk”
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Ah really? Oh dear ahaha OCD attacks things that are important to you - in this case, your relationship. Also, to be honest, even if it wasn't OCD you still don't have an STD and you still don't need to end your relationship haha. Your boyfriend must be a little confused about all the tests, though I'm sure you do make sure you talk to him about it. Many people do urgently need STD checks and treatment. Luckily, you are clearly not one of those people. You've just somehow got it into your head that you need these checks. Seriously, please stop getting tests. They don't help you and they don't help anyone else. Get treatment for your obsession and do your best to stop with the compulsive behaviour. It might sound hard, but it's genuinely the only thing that will ever help
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Okay Thankyou for your help and advice, I will take it on because I can’t live like this!! Much love ?
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You're welclme, good luck with everything! ???
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This fear keeps coming back and it’s to the point I cry and what to panic. I no longer talk to the man simply because I wanted to move on and find something meaningful to have with someone (relationship wise). I still keep fearing I need to go get my blood checked. Thoughts like “what if I have it and don’t know it and give to someone?” “What if that urine test I took months ago didn’t work” I got tested for stds but it came back negative. They took a urine test but google says you have to have your blood drawn!! I’m so scared. My mind tells me “you have HIV” and then a sense of peace comes and scares me even more!!!
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