So before i say anything, hear me out. I have anxiety about this stuff and usually when its summer time and theres no school i get anxiety because of the stupidest stuff. Now im anxious and i think i might have HIV because i THINK a random dude on a street pricked me with a needle. It happened around 2 weeks ago when i was just walking around and there was a dude (looked homeless) on the street sitting on something on my left talking to himself and pointing at nothing. I didnt see whats in his hand or just didnt remember because i didnt see anything of interest. I casually ignore him and pass by but then after a minute or two he stands up and walks away, as im looking at him i feel a slight pinch on my left leg where i guess he couldve poked me from where he was sitting. I check and see nothing on my leg so im like wtf. After i get home i check again and it honestly looks like a deflated pimple or something. I cant really see any dot or something where a needle could fit. I see a small tiny dot that is in the centre but its like mosquito bite sized (the hole). The thing is small and circularish and caramel colored. Theres like 2 tiny ones next to the big one. Now i think im way overreacting this and that this is not a prick but my anxiety gets the better of me. Especially because i got sick a week ago and im still exhausted even after the fever passed (was a very low grade fever for 6 days). I even went to take a blood test (testing for covid) and the thing i think is a prick looks nothing like the little hole the needle made to take my blood out. But again im having a hard time believing that i wouldnt feel a thing at the moment of the pricking. Id feel my skin break, right?
It is highly unlikely to happen, sometimes we feel things when we are worried , like when you know there are mosquitoes around you feel the bite because your mind is anticipating the bite. so it could be similar . You should be fine
Yeah it might be that. And its not like i never felt a pinch like that. Usually random pimples when they i guess pop by themselves or do something pinch like that. And it looks like a deflated pimple so i think its that. Like i cant find a spot on my leg where i think i couldve gotten pricked.
And again i think id feel it break my skin. Just its the fact im feeling ■■■■ even after my fever passed from what i assume was a cold. Yesterday i literally couldnt go out with my gf because it was too tiring and im not unfit. Today the same thing, i feel sleepy and tired the whole day. Hope this goes away.
And thanks for replying! Means a lot when im dealing with stuff like this to just share it with someone. And this i feel is too embarrassing to share with my friends or family xd.
You are welcome, it sounds like an infection which your body is trying to get over , i recommend you rest and vitamin c 1000 mg and vitamin D3, 100 ug and plenty fluids . what i do is take some turmeric with black pepper in some hot milk which helps with inflammation.
Alrighty! Im already taking vitamin C! Thanks a bunch seriously xd. You’ve got no idea how much you helped me calm my thoughts down!