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HPV related intense anxiety
I am a 30 year old female and I have had multiple sex partners. I always used protection (condoms) and always thought I have been responsible. However I recently found out thàt one can get HPV even by wearing condoms and that HPV can cause oral/anal/vulvar/vaginal cancer - apart from cervical cancer.
Ever since I found out about that I have been feeling extreme fear, guilt and stress. My whole personality has changed and i have been depressed. I can't sleep at night and my eating habits have changed. This HPV info triggered so much guilt regarding my past.
Could you please give me some tips on how I can get over this fear.
Thank you.
Ever since I found out about that I have been feeling extreme fear, guilt and stress. My whole personality has changed and i have been depressed. I can't sleep at night and my eating habits have changed. This HPV info triggered so much guilt regarding my past.
Could you please give me some tips on how I can get over this fear.
Thank you.
Fear is useless. Guilt is useless as you didn't do anything wrong. Do you feel guilty when you go out hiking because you risk falling off a cliff? I doubt it. Life is full of risk. The best you can do is take precautions, but not living your life to the fullest because of it is what plagues us anxiety sufferers. Don't go there.
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