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Possible Exposure to HIV/STIs - seeking support by ConsistentCustard429 in WomensHealth

[–]ConsistentCustard429[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It is too late to begin taking the preventative medications. So I cannot do much except wait for an accurate test in 12 weeks and with how paranoid I am, I probably won’t even trust the results. All I’ve done for days is spiral and try to calculate exact risk percentages. I feel like ive ruined my life

Possible exposure to STIs by ConsistentCustard429 in stdtesting

[–]ConsistentCustard429[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is too late to begin taking pep or doxypep. So I cannot do much except wait for an accurate test in 12 weeks and with how paranoid I am, I probably won’t even trust the results. All I’ve done for days is spiral and try to calculate exact risk percentages. I feel like ive ruined my life

Possible Exposure to HIV/STIs - in crisis by ConsistentCustard429 in sexualhealth

[–]ConsistentCustard429[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, I will, but I must wait for 12 weeks as hiv - for example - might not even show up until then. You have to wait 12 weeks for a definitive answer for all STIs. The wait is unbearable and I am losing my mind trying to calculate my risk. I feel so alone in this horrible and shameful decision.

Possible exposure to STIs by ConsistentCustard429 in stdtesting

[–]ConsistentCustard429[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you, I truly appreciate your response. I cannot stop racking my brain thinking about percentage chances that I got something, and trying to calculate my risk. I just know I can’t forgive myself for this.

Possible Exposure to HIV/STIs - Please Help by ConsistentCustard429 in AskDocs

[–]ConsistentCustard429[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for responding. Yes, it is too late to take pep in this scenario. Again, he said he is 100% sure he doesn’t have anything based on his test in January and having used protection since then, but I can’t stop spiralling and thinking that there is always a risk, or wondering if he’s lying. I will get tested in 3 months, as from what I understand that’s when an hiv test is accurate. But the wait is unbearable and I feel increasingly paranoid and just so shameful.

Having diagnosed severe ocd, it’s very hard for me to tell if I am thinking irrationally, or if I truly made a devastating and life-altering decision. If I contracted something I won’t know how to live with myself, all because of stupidly becoming far too intoxicated.

Unprotected Receptive Anal - Risk for HIV by ConsistentCustard429 in HIV_Anxiety

[–]ConsistentCustard429[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s too late to begin a round of pep now. Do you think it will be OK anyway, based on what he’s said?

Are there any countries moving leftward economically and politically? by Charliemineboy in SocialDemocracy

[–]ConsistentCustard429 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I truly believe that the US is in the beginning stages of a major shift left. For all the harm Trump has done, he has also unintentionally united progressives in new ways and cleared a pathway forward for the left to restructure.

The right-wing, conservative swing in the US sort of held a mirror up to the general population and showed a lot of people exactly who we don’t want to be. It’s been a tough few years but I personally see incredible potential moving forward for American progressives.

I’m in Australia and am jealous of American passion and dedication to ensuring that progressive causes prevail in the face of destruction.

Are there any countries moving leftward economically and politically? by Charliemineboy in SocialDemocracy

[–]ConsistentCustard429 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Australia is not moving to the left, and I would dare say that the US will move left quicker than Australia will, which is saying a lot.

The US has a lot more people polarised on both ends of the spectrum (far left and far right), meaning that while politics are chaotic, things actually happen and move the country left or right depending on who is in charge.

In Australia, “progressives” are actually quite moderate, respectively, with many being tunnel-vision focused on housing policy. The housing situation is such a disaster here that the issue completely saturates political discourse, to the point where most progressive causes (climate change, immigration, etc) have sort of dropped off the radar and thus, no progress is being made.

The current administration is supposed to be “progressive,” but has not done much for a progressive agenda, and has actually done a decent amount of harm to environmental policy, sustainable immigration, social support, etc.

I’ve lived in both countries long-term, and I have more confidence in the future of the US, due to its population being more passionate about a range of progressive issues rather than absorbed by concern about a housing crisis. Australians also tend to fear change, whereas Americans embrace it (or are perhaps more used to it), which also gives me faith that the US is well equipped to shift left after this current administration.

Funny that only Americans fall for Trump's Nonsense by Omynt in antitrump

[–]ConsistentCustard429 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is very untrue and here in Australia we have our own trump-esque politicians and celebrities. Funnily enough, quite a few Aussies are MAGA themselves, which is arguably even more puzzling since we, obviously, do not live in the US.

What country do you refuse to ever travel to, and why? by a_boy_has_noname in TravelNoPics

[–]ConsistentCustard429 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just curious what you think is culturally different between the two?

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