I would agree with you that people should try to forget about being infected if they are at very low risk for infection. That is much easier said than done. People worry about many different things. Some worry about HIV, others worry about their physical appearance, and some worry about flying in an airplane. The feelings and symptoms associated with anxiety tend to be quite similar.
Chronic anxiety can be a truly awful experience for a person, and some suffer needlessly from it.
It seems pejorative. Telling somebody to forget about it dismisses the authenticity of their emotions. Experts appearing on this page are independent and are solely responsible for editing and fact-checking their material. Neither The Body nor any sponsor is the publisher or speaker of posted visitors' questions or the experts' material. Questions and messages posted to this forum are not statements of advice,opinion, or information of The Body, Body Health Resources Corporation or any sponsor of this forum.