Through their contact with subjects with sexually transmissible diseases (STD), the authors surveyed the emotional reactions of patients seeking specialized care. Twenty patients were interviewed regardless of sex, age, marital status, socioeconomic level or specific type of disease, using as a tool qualitative analysis of the recorded statements of these individuals after they were asked: - How did you feel when you knew that you had STD? It was concluded that patients with STD are a high-risk population with respect to emotional alterations, with their symptoms, feelings and/or emotions reflecting their fear when faced by the Impending threat of confirmation of being STD patients