In my specialist clinics, STD/AIDS consultation rooms and consultation calls, I often encounter people who are overly worried and fearful about HIV or AIDS. Some of them may have had suspicious exposure to HIV, such as unprotected male-to-male GJ, extra-marital male-to-male XJ, KJ, sexual promiscuity, injections, occupational exposure at work, etc. There are also people who worry for no reason Public places with toilets, telephones, cooking utensils, accommodation hotels towels and clothing and even all activities in public places will lead to the spread of HIV, infection. Some people also have symptoms of “false AIDS”, or “negative AIDS”, such as weakness, weight loss, muscle pain or throbbing, skin rash, mouth ulcers, etc., but no disease is found in the hospital. In some cases, they have repeatedly taken dozens of HIV antibody tests due to excessive worrying, and have gone to the doctor for several times to several years, not only do they not believe in negative results, but also fear that there will be positive results.
So what are the reasons for the fear of AIDS? After an in-depth study, there are several aspects: ① the “fear of AIDS” people have little knowledge about AIDS, or half-understanding, one-sided or even out-of-context understanding of AIDS knowledge; ② misleading public opinion, some inappropriate descriptions of AIDS in society, causing heavy psychological pressure on people; ③ excessive fear of a few people with their (3) the excessive fear of a few people is related to their personalities and unhealthy psychological states; (4) the fear of AIDS is aggravated because AIDS brings serious public health problems and has a serious impact on society and families.
Is it impossible to eliminate such fear? The answer is no. As long as we can correctly understand the knowledge about AIDS, and understand under what circumstances we may be infected with AIDS, and under what circumstances we may not be infected with AIDS, we can minimize the fear of AIDS, and even not fear.
The following are my suggestions for our friends: 1. We should learn and understand the basic knowledge of AIDS in a scientific manner, and most importantly, we should understand the ways of transmission and the causes of susceptibility to AIDS. This knowledge can only come from the national professional medical institutions, the CDC department and its subordinate medical institutions.
2.Knowledge of STD AIDS related propaganda should be obtained from national professional medical and media institutions to avoid being misled.
3.To truly love yourself and others, be faithful to your partner, regulate your personal behavior, eliminate high-risk behavior, risky behavior, and stay away from drugs, etc.
4.If high-risk behavior does occur and you suspect that you may be at risk of HIV infection, you should seek help from professionals at all levels of CDC or national medical institutions’ STD/AIDS voluntary counseling and testing studios. Experienced experts and professional counselors will provide you with referable suggestions or advice that will play a key role in alleviating your fears; at the same time, you should undergo HIV antibody testing at national medical institutions to clarify Whether there is HIV infection, in order to exclude the fear.
5.Talk to your friends and colleagues about your worries and fears, which may also alleviate your inner fears.
6.Participate actively in group activities, such as physical exercise, gathering with friends, etc., to learn to relax and adjust your mind.
7.If the fear of AIDS still exists after applying the above methods, you can seek counseling and treatment from a psychiatrist.
P.S. Under what circumstances will AIDS not be transmitted: ①air; ②drinking water, food; ③daily work and living contact; ④swimming pool; ⑤blood-sucking insects and mosquitoes, fleas, lice, etc., no blood-sucking insects have been found to transmit HIV; ⑥protected care and nursing of AIDS patients; ⑦squatting toilets and urinals; ⑧shared toilets, the toilet seat has been disinfected, the skin that touches the toilet seat is not The skin that touches the toilet seat is not damaged, so you should not be infected with AIDS.
However, behaviors that require caution to avoid accidental transmission are: ① Kissing: In case of intact lips, tongue and oral mucosa, a ritual kiss with lips touching cheeks should be safe. Mouth-to-mouth kissing, especially deep kisses, long kisses, or when the lips, tongue, and oral mucosa are broken or ulcerated, is the only time there is a risk of infection. ②Handshake: When the skin of both hands is not broken, the handshake should be safe. ③Hug: hug through clothes is safe. It may be dangerous only when there is direct skin contact and the skin is abraded or suffers from skin disease. ④Eating together: Eating together has not been found to transmit HIV, but it is an unhygienic eating habit and sharing should be promoted. ⑤ Using condoms for sexual intercourse: Proper use of condoms can largely reduce the chance of HIV transmission, but there may still be a risk of HIV infection because condoms can break and slip off during sexual intercourse. Therefore, people involved in unprotected male-to-male GJ, extramarital male-to-male XJ and sexual promiscuity must cherish their lives and eliminate such high-risk sexual behavior. The use of condoms is not a very safe and reliable method to prevent HIV, and condoms should not be considered as condoms or condoms. Only cleanliness and self-love are the safest and most secure.