Xiao Lin lives in constant fear that she has HIV.

All she wants is reassurance—someone to tell her she is negative.

Since she began suspecting infection, she has felt tortured, anxious, and sleepless, often breaking down in tears. She obsesses over infection, fears severe illness and even death, and is overwhelmed by crippling anxiety.

This marks her second episode of HIV anxiety in just one year.

What pains her most is regret over her own reckless behavior.

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