Hi. I asked a question 2 nights ago re. using parent’s sex toy & me thinking I developed genital warts from this. Doctor said it was ‘low to no risk’ and this comforted me for a few hours. Following this I took a picture of my anus (where I thought wart was present) and further noticed 2 more flesh/skin colour bumps close together which look more like warts from what I’ve seen online. They’re quite hard to notice & this has inflamed my health anxiety & OCD as to thinking they’ve been there since exposure around 1-2 years ago. I’m not at all worried about if this is HPV, my own health, only my parents. I’m terrified if they get sick and I don’t tell them about this my life will be over, plus, I obviously want them getting ill. I’m sorry for coming here again but I don’t know what way to turn. I’ve been in tears all day. I’m on waiting list for therapy but that will be months at least. Can anyone confirm/re-confirm:

Welcome back. But having read your just completed discussion with Dr. Hook, this forum really can't help you much further if at all. Your original question started out "I am obsessing over an incident...." I agree you are obsessed -- and obsessions, by definition, are never resolved by simply hearing the facts and probabilities. There's always a "yes but" or "could I be the exception" sort of thought process. Your questions have all been answered by Dr. Hook, or the answers should be obvious from that discussion.---
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Hi doctor, many thanks for your reply. It’s difficult for me to see a doctor as mine is a close friend of the family and despite the patient confidentiality, I still don’t really want to retell this story to a doctor who both knows myself and my parents well. I’m aware this site doesn’t allow pictures, does that include links to pictures? I have a picture of these lesions (up-close: you can’t see anything personal) and can’t find anywhere online that isn’t my GP to have them checked for that final piece of reassurance that I know would help me unimaginably, at least in the short term. I’m happy to not speak to my parents as long as you think it’s not going to have any repercussions for them, should this be HPV - such as any pre cancers or cancers developing. If you could clarify this, that would be great. I understand what you said about understanding the facts not actually being what helps, but it does help me feel better even for just a short while and I’ll take that over anything at the minute. So that being said, if you’re able to just confirm;

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Hi, many thanks again for your quick reply. I’m aware it isn’t my business; I love and value my parents so much and I hate myself for doing what I did but my brain keeps telling me almost as if it’s on a loop that if I noticed something because I used their toy, it’s my duty to tell them. My mum is very conscious of her health but the panic kicks in when it comes to internal warts or pre-cancerous lesions and the like, for I could potentially explain to her what’s happened and she could be examined for these and they’d be treated if necessary - I’d never forgive myself if I knew something she didn’t and I could’ve prevented her becoming sick, I hope you can see where I’m coming from - I’m not trying to invade on their privacy and that’s where the issue of whether I tell them or not comes in, I don’t mean to intrude. My mum has had abnormal smear around 30 years ago so it raises my concerns. I’m sorry if it comes across as if I’m doubting you as well (I’m not!!) but seeing as this is my final chance of reassurance before what should be a happy time in my life I’d like to ask a couple more questions? 

These questions support my most important diagnosis for you:  obsessive-compulsive anxiety disorder. See my comment above about "yes but" or "could I be the exception" sorts of questions.---
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