Active todayI am devastated ...Hi I am really looking to hear if anyone has experienced what I have and ended up negative. Or if you think this could be something else. 2 days after...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDiagnosis
Positive Status and Building a Positive Support Group...I would not be where I am today without community support. Community support is so vital when it comes to someone living with HIV. At the beginning of my diagnosis...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
What I Do to Control the Anxiety of Uncertainty...This is the 30th year that some type of HIV testing has been a part of my life. From the first confirmation that I was HIV positive to checking on...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Active 4 days agoMY LIFE IS ABOUT TO END!!!...Good evening to everyone on this forum. I am a 31 year old young man. I had sexual intercourse with a sex worker on November 17, 2024. 2-3-4 days after...Reactions0reactionsComments7 replies
SisterLove's 20/20 Leading Women Society...Journalism is invisible advocacy for me, I have been writing since high school. I have been blogging about living with HIV on a national level for almost as long as...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Community Hierarchy: Social Bias in the LGBTQ+ Community...Stigma, in my opinion, is a complex and formidable obstacle hindering the eradication of new HIV transmissions. Its pervasive nature, deeply ingrained in our society, stems from the fear that...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Suffer with CMV...Hey everyone there I trust all is good and I am back here because of a friend whom I met online and she s having a hard time with HIV...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Tuberculosis treatment...Because of AIDS, I contracted tuberculosis in the brain and took treatment Is it possible for me to feel the medication and the effects of tuberculosis even after treatment?...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
CMV virus...I was infected with the Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Infection in the brain. I took treatment and recovered, but after a while I started to feel dizzy and unbalanced. Is this normal...Reactions0reactionsComments2 replies
Just AWFUL!...Short version (for now)... I clearly remember AZT in the early years. I participated in a conference for women in LA and prepared an abstract. I described AZT as the...Reactions0reactionsComments10 comments
Finding Out I Was Diagnosed With HIV at the Age of 19...My name is Buhle Tokwe I am 20 years. I was diagnosed with HIV at the age of 19 this year and my journey has been easy because i'm learning...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Hello, I’m Larissa...Hello, my name is Larissa. I'm 24 years old and I've been HIV positive since birth. I discovered this site thanks to Zora Voyce and I've been reading other people's...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Community Engagement Leader for People with HIV...I got involved in this field to learn about HIV. I was already involved, 2 years went and by chance I happened to go there and support someone who is...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Uncertainty...Theresa here. Diagnosed in 1992, contracted in 87. I have a long story however I’m going to tell a small portion of my story. HIV robbed me of ever perusing...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Active 7 days agoHiv...Hello my name is Rita Eddington and I was diagnosed with AIDS in 2019 on my deathbed not knowing that I had it it is 2025 now and I haven't...Reactions0reactionsComments2 repliesDepressionDiagnosisCoping
Stepping on a hypodermic needle...I just stepped on a hypodermic needle on the beach at 2pm. The needle was buried in sand and stuck lightly into my pinkie toe. No blood, no wound. What...Reactions0reactionsComments1 replies
A Death Diagnosis at 27: A Story of Love, Loss, and Resilience...It was 1985 and a good year until... "You're positive; put your life in order. You'll be dead in 18 to 24 months." The pronouncement was just that - blunt...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Support After Loss and Illness: Is It Okay to Not Be Okay?...When my partner died of AIDS, the world became a maelstrom of dark emotions and platitudes. At the end of his lingering illness, what was left was fast-tracked to cremation...Reactions0reactionsComments4 comments
The Mystery of Exceptional Elite Controllers (EEC) and Spontaneous Viral Control...Doctors have known for years that a small number of people with HIV maintain an undetectable viral load without taking HIV medicines. Called HIV controllers, elite controllers, or exceptional elite...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
