What symptoms does AIDS phobia cause

The symptoms of AIDS phobia are similar to those of depression, chronic fatigue syndrome and other diseases, mainly manifested as loss of appetite, significant weight gain or loss, insomnia, fatigue and poor mental state, etc., accompanied by body aches, abdominal discomfort, frequent urination, fever and various other diseases. Regarding the question of what symptoms AIDS phobia may cause, the editor will answer it based on the types of AIDS phobia.

1. Anxiety-type AIDS phobia

The clinical manifestations are nervousness, anxiety and irritability when thinking of or seeing the word "AIDS" and related reports on AIDS; often worrying that they have been infected or will be infected with AIDS; and often being in a state of high alert, as if facing a formidable enemy. It may also be accompanied by various physical symptoms, such as restlessness, pacing, sighing, etc.

Patients with anxiety-type AIDS phobia generally will not seek medical treatment repeatedly or go for checkups everywhere, and their avoidance and escape behaviors are not obvious.

This type of AIDS phobia can be alleviated through AIDS knowledge education and corresponding psychological treatment.

2. Fear-type AIDS phobia

The central symptom of the clinical manifestation is fear. It manifests itself as a fear of AIDS and everything and places related to AIDS. For example, knowing that AIDS can be transmitted through blood, they will show extreme fear of blood; they will show fear reactions towards drug addicts, sex workers and AIDS patients; they will show fear reactions towards needles in hospitals and public toilets. When you come into contact with the thing you fear, you will experience symptoms of autonomic nervous system disorders such as panic, sweating, muscle tension, and tremors.

People with phobic AIDS phobia generally will not seek medical treatment repeatedly or go for checkups, but their avoidance and escape behaviors are more obvious.

This type of AIDS phobia cannot be cured by AIDS knowledge education alone and needs to be combined with psychological treatment targeting the phobia.

3. Obsessive-compulsive AIDS phobia

This type of AIDS phobia is the most common. The patient believed that he had been infected with the HIV virus, so he went for repeated examinations and sought medical treatment everywhere. After many examinations, the negative results still could not eliminate his fear and worry. They do not even believe the results from authoritative organizations and doubt every link in the inspection process. They repeatedly recall the inspection process afterwards, for example, thinking that the staff were not focused enough at the time, that the instruments used during the inspection were not sterilized, etc. Running around in various hospitals all day. They are very sensitive to symptoms similar to AIDS. Once they experience fever, general weakness, rash, swollen lymph nodes, etc., they will believe that they have AIDS, become extremely frightened, as if facing a formidable enemy, and become completely hopeless.

People with obsessive-compulsive AIDS phobia generally will not seek medical treatment repeatedly or go for checkups, but their avoidance and escape behaviors are more obvious, and their social functions are seriously impaired.

This type of AIDS phobia is not effectively treated through AIDS knowledge education and needs to be combined with psychotherapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

4. Hypochondriasis-type AIDS phobia

This type of AIDS phobia is the most common. The patient believed that he had been infected with the HIV virus, so he went for repeated examinations and sought medical treatment everywhere. After many examinations, the negative results still could not eliminate his fear and worry. They do not even believe the results from authoritative organizations and doubt every link in the inspection process. They repeatedly recall the inspection process afterwards, for example, thinking that the staff were not focused enough at the time, that the instruments used during the inspection were not sterilized, etc. Running around in various hospitals all day. They are very sensitive to symptoms similar to AIDS. Once they experience fever, general weakness, rash, swollen lymph nodes, etc., they will believe that they have AIDS, become extremely frightened, as if facing a formidable enemy, and become completely hopeless.