I was wondering if maybe it is possible to make yourself sick in the ways attributed to acute viral syndrome. I felt ashamed and guilty over putting myself in a risky situation with a guy. I wasn't concerned about what I thought was a cold a few weeks later, until I ran across a link on the Internet about the recent study in California about gay men contracting HIV through oral sex. Began researching and discovered the symptoms of AVS, and then began ascribing them to myself.
Anxiety can create an entire host of physical symptoms.
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