STI Worries: What Are Your Common Concerns When Suspecting an Infection?

[Obvio-0bvio]

Often, when I use the restroom and notice a minor nothing on my penis, my mind begins to imagine the possibility of having an STI. This leads me to search for images and information online, causing my anxiety levels to skyrocket from zero to ten. Consequently, I start experiencing a psychosomatic response where I perceive pain during subsequent bathroom visits, even though there is no actual physical discomfort. It seems that my brain sends signals to my private parts, falsely indicating pain. Furthermore, my mind fabricates symptoms that are not real. This cycle of fear, potential consequences, and embarrassment intensifies. Unfortunately, when I seek medical help, I am often dismissed as paranoid and told that I have nothing to worry about. It's astonishing how our minds can deceive us and make us believe that our lives are over due to an STI. Have any of you ever experienced something similar?

 

[Carmine Falcone]

Haha yeah.

When I first started seeing SPs, I had an ingrown hair in my crotchular region that I convinced myself was a herpes lesion. So I went to get tested. This was back in the day when they still did the urethra swab, which is a gentle way of saying they take a wooden stick to scrub the inside walls of your dick.

In between the pain and guilt, I promised myself that if it came back negative I'm done with SPs. It was negative, but the thought of beautiful women I can sleep with for relatively little effort made me break my promise fairly quickly lol.

Fast forward some decades later, still been fortunate to have never caught anything (not even the ones that seem easier to catch with unprotected oral like chlamydia and herpes). But I'm a stickler for condom use for PIV in my dating life (not just with SPs). So have I been lucky? Definitely, but I also take a number of precautions.

 

[Obvio-0bvio]

Haha yeah.

When I first started seeing SPs, I had an ingrown hair in my crotchular region that I convinced myself was a herpes lesion. So I went to get tested. This was back in the day when they still did the urethra swap, which is a gentle way of saying they take a wooden stick to scrub the inside walls of your dick.

In between the pain and guilt, I promised myself that if it came back negative I'm done with SPs. It was negative, but the thought of beautiful women I can sleep with for relatively little effort made me break my promise fairly quickly lol.

Fast forward some decades later, still been fortunate to have never caught anything (not even the ones that seem easier to catch with unprotected oral like chlamydia and herpes). But I'm a stickler for condom use for PIV in my dating life (not just with SPs). So have I been lucky? Definitely, but I also take a number of precautions.

It's astonishing how our minds can deceive us, especially when we consistently take precautions by using a condom. It's truly fascinating.

 

[Carmine Falcone]

It's astonishing how our minds can deceive us, especially when we consistently take precautions by using a condom. It's truly fascinating.

True, but it's also easier to be paranoid because the condom only covers your member. Your whole crotch interacts with the woman, not just your wang. So it could still be something to worry about even if the lesion of concern isn't directly on your genital.

I was personally more scared of herpes II (the oral one is carried by nearly all adults, even if one has never had a mouth cold sore) than HIV because I was led to believe you could still catch it with condom use. But my luck with being a man ho can't be so immaculate that I've never met someone with herpes II (not everyone knows they have it). Even though I've never been with someone with blisters in their privates, spreading herpes II must not be as easy as I imagined because I am still testing negative for antibodies.

 

[Obvio-0bvio]

True, but it's also easier to be paranoid because the condom only covers your member. Your whole crotch interacts with the woman, not just your wang. So it could still be something to worry about even if the lesion of concern isn't directly on your genital.

I was personally more scared of herpes II (the oral one is carried by nearly all adults, even if one has never had a mouth cold sore) than HIV because I was led to believe you could still catch it with condom use. But my luck with being a man ho can't be so immaculate that I've never met someone with herpes II (not everyone knows they have it). Even though I've never been with someone with blisters in their privates, spreading herpes II must not be as easy as I imagined because I am still testing negative for antibodies.

I concur with your viewpoint, my friend. However, allow me to present an intriguing fact: the likelihood of contracting a sexually transmitted disease (STD) is higher when engaging with a random individual on the street or even a lady from the nightlife scene, as opposed to a professional service provider. The key distinction lies in the fact that service providers prioritize their own protection and the clients due to the negative impact it can have on their business and reputation. If a service provider does happen to have an STD, she will take necessary precautions and exercise extreme care when interacting with clients, either by abstaining from work until the disease is resolved or by implementing measures to prevent transmission. Conversely, a random lady one may encounter on the street or while clubbing is more likely to be aware of her own infection yet disregard the potential harm it may cause to others. Hence, the conclusion is that the chances of contracting an STD are higher with a random lady than with a professional service provider.