I am in an absolute panic. Backstory - I've had this issue in this exact spot for a few years now. I have eczema, contact dermatitis, and weird dry very sensitive skin in general and from all the research I have always done it seem like that was always my problem (broken/irritated skin). However, i just seen a order that was similar to this and it says it was herpes. I also have chronic anxiety/ocd and obsess over STI's a lot.
There has never been a sore here or anything else. It will either be red, itchy, and irritated without broken skin/a lesion or with. Messing with it, touching at it, and itching it definitely makes it worse, makes it seem to flair up, and has appeared to cause skin breaks in the past. I use a vitamin oil which has seemed to help it clear up in the past but this particular flare up has been since the end of January and it doesn't seem to be helping. I've also been masturbating a lot when seemed to make it flair.
i already have an appointment next week but I'm trying to talk myself off a ledge. i know it's hard to tell without a test but any feedback is appreciated.
and if it's not herpes (lord please) any ideas of something that can finally help clear this up?
Side note, this started at the end of 2020 and I had a blood test done in the summer of 2021 to test for herpes and was negative. I know that's not always completely accurate but there's that.
THOUGHTS?!
The less irritated imagine was from this morning before I messed with it all day. The red irritated imagine is from my OCD and because i can't stop looking at it.
hey from the looks of it it looks like a skin break. i have really bad ocd too especially surrounding stds and what not. i am constantly looking and picking at things and irritating my skin. try to keep yourself from touching it and making it worse. you are okay:)