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Concerened About Shareing Ciggeretes
Hey guys haven't posted on here lately because I've been good at controlling my irrational thoughts (not completely).
But here goes I understand you can't get hiv from saliva, kissing oral etc. But today for example I was in my local sheesha lounge smoking hokah/sheesha. I was sharing a lot of pipes etc. I suddenly realised I had cracked lips etc and it was very hot at the lounge with tempreture souring to 30c in London Uk. And I ended up with a cold sore. This is the secound time in my life I've had it to my collection. I assume maybe because of the heat and from lack of sleep that day it must have triggered it etc or maybe from sharing pipes etc. Now I've started thinking I've had cracked lips what are the chances of someone contracting HIV??? Because I remember seeing my friend who is a bouncer are the lounge and he was smoking an electric fag and I was curious so I tried it. Maybe that's why I'm worried...
Intellectually I know I'm not at risk, and I'm just thinking irrationally. And I shouldn't be fixated on theory and should rely on realistic scenarios. Because if kissing with cracked lips poses Zero risk why should I worry about such a thing. But can some1 please share with honest brutal answers with out mentioning theory... Are my chances Zero even at my scenario...
Teak & Lizzie Lou I'm Waiting for your answers. Thank you...
But here goes I understand you can't get hiv from saliva, kissing oral etc. But today for example I was in my local sheesha lounge smoking hokah/sheesha. I was sharing a lot of pipes etc. I suddenly realised I had cracked lips etc and it was very hot at the lounge with tempreture souring to 30c in London Uk. And I ended up with a cold sore. This is the secound time in my life I've had it to my collection. I assume maybe because of the heat and from lack of sleep that day it must have triggered it etc or maybe from sharing pipes etc. Now I've started thinking I've had cracked lips what are the chances of someone contracting HIV??? Because I remember seeing my friend who is a bouncer are the lounge and he was smoking an electric fag and I was curious so I tried it. Maybe that's why I'm worried...
Intellectually I know I'm not at risk, and I'm just thinking irrationally. And I shouldn't be fixated on theory and should rely on realistic scenarios. Because if kissing with cracked lips poses Zero risk why should I worry about such a thing. But can some1 please share with honest brutal answers with out mentioning theory... Are my chances Zero even at my scenario...
Teak & Lizzie Lou I'm Waiting for your answers. Thank you...
Does any1 know about cold sores on this forum, because the Herpes forums are not consistant!!! (",) so guys advice me lol
Thanks was actually thinking of doing that rather it clear up in 4 days then a week or 2, arghhhhh these cold sore forums are not as helpful as these...
Thank you (",)
I guess because of the outbreak of the cold sore kinda got me a little worried. Guess I'm gonna have to stick to my own pipes and no sharing from now on...
I guess because of the outbreak of the cold sore kinda got me a little worried. Guess I'm gonna have to stick to my own pipes and no sharing from now on...
Are the chances Zero with what I described??? Sharing Hookah/sheesha pipes & Ciggerettes with cracked lips etc...
I agree with Joggen--this is an OCD matter because you know saliva is not infectious,that it actually renders the HIV virus inactive and unable to infect you.
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