i have a weird problem. I was at a shop few months back and suddenly felt a sharp prick like pain in my bum cheek that lasted for like a minute just like if some one would prick you with a sharp object. I have to mention here that i have been suffering from anxiety since few months about hiv and ocd. So my immediate fear was that i was pricked by some one with a dirty needle. I was in such a shock that i did not examine my surroundings. I told my husband who was a few steps in front of me about it. I guess he was already frustated at me for my obsessions. So instead of looking around, he just got angry and walked away. That made me feel bad and i just walked off behind him convincing myself that it is my ocd and i should stop checking. Then, we got in the car and i went to another shop alone while my husband was in the car. While walking around in the shop, i suddenly felt this pain again, this time a bit shorter duration -- a few seconds. I just touched my butt and moved on and did not even turn back to see. Got home and i told myself not to check for anything. Normally, if such a situation happens when i did not have this ocd thing, first thing i would have done is to check because it was really a weird pain just like some one poked you with something sharp. But since i convinced myself it was my ocd, i wanted to ignore it. I went to the bathroom and just looked into the mirror. There was a pink spot around 1/2 inch in that area and since i saw in the wall mirror, the center of the spot is not really clear to me--whether a pimple or a needle poke. But then i decided to leave it alone and did not mind to check. I was wearing a black legging, black panties and was on my periods. So while changing clothes, i did not check for any blood. Just removed them and tossed them in the washer without seeing if there are any holes or blood on them. 4 days later, my ocd started to kick in. I was convinced that some psycho stabbed me with a dirty needle and then he followed me to the other shop and stabbed me there as well. I know this is a stupid thought, but the fact that it happened only while i was in the shop and not in the car/house is freaking me out. I waited to see if i will get similiar pain again. On 4th day, i asked my husband to check for any marks on my bum and he said there is nothing. I occasionally get these butt pimples and my butt is not clear. There are marks, spots of ingrown hair which look similiar to a small scabbed wound. So i am not sure if he mistook the needle wound to be those spots as well. Only thing that reassured me was that my parents told me that if some one has to poke me with a dirty needle, they would have to do with force and i will feel that pain not just in those 2 times for a minute, but that pain would be continuous that day and the next since butt is a muscle. So i slowly convinced myself that the mark i saw might just be a pimple. But yesterday, i kept thinking about it and i just took a pencil and poked my butt fast and hard. There was a bloody spot but just felt the pain for a few seconds and then gone. I examined the area in the wall mirror again and to my horror, the mark was similiar to what i saw. Still the center was not clearly visible to me just a pink mark. I asked my husband to take a photo and the center was clearly visible then. The pencil was not sharp but with a needle i guess the center would have been even smaller and in 4 days, i think there will be no remains of it. I am scared now.
i’m sorry you are so scared but you were definitely overthinking this. If you were stuck with a needle several months ago that was contaminated, you would be very sick by now especially if it was HIV.
There is a sure way to relieve your mind about all of this and that is go get a blood test. If it was anything serious or deadly, your bloodwork would show it. Personally I don’t think you need a blood test but if it’s the only way to ease your mind then go do it.
sometimes we get random pain anywhere on our body that can feel like a sharp needle. Actually, people who have anxiety very often get random needle like pain in their body. I’ve had that happen many times. I’ve had it happen in my head, arms, legs,.
you most likely did see a random pimple.
You need to do some fact checking before you are convinced that something bad happened.
First of all, the fact that it happened twice tells me that The sharp pain is caused by your own body. You could have a little nerve that is irritated or something like that.
The odds of somebody sticking you with a needle twice is astronomical.! It just doesn’t happen. even one time.
And the other fact is that you suffer from anxiety and OCD. You have to remember that those conditions will put fearful thoughts into your mind that are not based on reality. They are only based on fear. You are causing all this anxiety for nothing.
i would suggest that you speak with a counselor about all of this. You need some support right now so that you can relax and enjoy your life. Sometimes these things get so out of hand that they actually affect relationships. A counselor or therapist can help you manage all of this. You’re fine . don’t let fear rule your life because life is way too short!
thank you for the reply. means so much. i too get those sudden pin prick like pains some times which last for just 1 sec. but that pain i got that day was way different just like a sharp stab and it was the first time. thats the reason i have been so much worried. with this covid situation going on, i am trying to avoid going to the hospital. wish i can forget this but its very hard. thanks again for the reply.