A good friend of mine has a very strong phobia 4 hiv which has affected his day to day life,according to him it all started after discussing abt hiv with his friends during his sec.,sch days(now in uni),he washes his hands like mad,gets scared when he cms across used condoms on d street cos at dat point he believes he stepped on it,he doesn't go anywhere except sch,gets freaked out when he touches anything which he cn't identify d source eg water may seem like body fluid to him unless he's convinced is nt by sme1,he washes anything he cmes bck with as a result he doesn't go out with his phone or laptop n also anything he believes he touches when he gets bck 4rm sch is also washed or cleaned,i've tried 2 mk him stop bt cn't,after much research,i discovered it cld b OCD(obsessive compulsive disorder)n so far no available drugs 4 it,with leads 2 ONE question,will he ever stop?,his a very brilliant guy,pls nid ans.Thnks

Ocd is a psychological condition. There are treatments but no cure. However from the description it does not sound like ocd. His issue is more of a lack of knowledge on how HIV spreads. Now if he were fearfull of all germs, that would be ocd. There are medications to manage the anxiety but the best course of action is education. Education on how disease spread and on the bodies immune function (without constant exposure to germs the immune system weakens and becomes easier to be infected with diseases)as well at therapy to gradually wean him out of the extreme phobia. Though the ocd will always be present.

navygrl: Ocd is a psychological condition. There are treatments but no cure. However from the description it does not sound like ocd. His issue is more of a lack of knowledge on how HIV spreads. Now if he were fearfull of all germs, that would be ocd. There are medications to manage the anxiety but the best course of action is education. Education on how disease spread and on the bodies immune function (without constant exposure to germs the immune system weakens and becomes easier to be infected with diseases)as well at therapy to gradually wean him out of the extreme phobia. Though the ocd will always be present.

Thnks alot dear bt his so aware of it(i mean d route of hiv transmission),hw fragile it is,yet he still persist

yabaleftism.

optimus30: Thnks alot dear bt his so aware of it(i mean d route of hiv transmission),hw fragile it is,yet he still persist

anxiety medication and therapy is all that can be done for him then

navygrl: anxiety medication and therapy is all that can be done for him then

Thnks,guess d challange nw is getting a good therapist