Time BombAn orphan and a sickly child was what I was labelled. I remember being told stories since I was young about how I was in and out of hospital since...reactions4comments
Me Living with HIVHi, my name is Ray Outlaw. I am 45 years old and I was diagnosed with hiv/aids at the age of 36, in 2015. It was the worst day of...reactions4comments
The day I received two LOW REACTIVE HIV test resultsI grew up in an abusive home. My mom beat us a lot, insulted me a lot and exposed me to men who took my sexual innocence away. I remained...reactions3comments
Why I Say I Don't "Live with HIV," It Lives With MeIt has been 26 years now the HIV has been living with me. It moved in in June of 1996. What should I say? That's when I found out it...reactions2comments
Alive To Tell. Survivor Through the Wreckage.In 1981 I was 19 and very confused about my sexuality, no help from an extremely toxic childhood under a predator father and weak enabling mother. Given she was not...reactions5comments
What's Next?I was diagnosed on May 4th 2004. The year I'd be 40. I know who gave it to me although he denied it. My boyfriend wanted to get married. We...reactions2comments
Looking for Love and Being PositiveI am looking for love. I am looking to meet new people out there, someone who not only wants to date, but someone who would date a person who HIV...reactions3comments
Well I'm still hereI sober and clean in 1982 and promptly moved to San Jose. Some of my friends started getting sick around this time but I didn't think it would bother me...reactions3comments
My exMy ex in California who gave me HIV.. now wants nothing to do with me... Questions about HIV testing and transmission?...reactions3comments
Hiv transmissionI had contact with dry blood on the dry surface that was dry for about 29days and later i come into contact with that dry with bleeding wound. Can I...reactions2comments
I’m very scared 😳"Hi everyone this is my story I had two encounters with a sex worker unprotected in October and 26th of December 2021 then I started getting symptoms like fatigue which...reactions1comment
Living in a safe placeI have been living in a dangerous neighborhood for 12 years. Also I have a bug problem. I am 70 with HIV and would like some peace and safety in...reactions1comment
Long time survivorI was diagnosed back in the old days when there was no hope and I expected to die!!! AZT was even killing people of color! At my worst I weighed...reactions2comments
HIV Cause me Aggressive Depression & dark thoughsContent Note: This article describes suicidal thoughts. If you or a loved one are struggling, consider reading our mental health resources page. My experience with HIV has been truly very...reactions5comments
Surviving 20 yearsAfter surviving the 70s and 80s in NYC and repeatedly testing neg, I kind of thought I was immune. I got really sick but my doctor didn't respond to my...reactions3comments
I was so young, things were great I thoughtMy wedding was in two weeks. On a friend's yacht 3 miles off the coast of key west to my beloved Geoffrey. I would travel early in the morning nearly...reactions2comments
No one to talk to...I am writing this hoping to hear from someone that has or is experiencing what I am.... I met my husband in 2006. He is five years older than me...reactions1comment
Worried I got HIV1/2 From Sex With EscortI am an uncircumcised 27-year-old. I paid for sex with a Brazilian escort in Boston on February 17 through an eros website, and she was highly well-reviewed on the exotic...reactions4comments
My Personal DestinyI am a woman from Germany. I was diagnosed with HIV in 1992 in Berlin. I met my husband in 1998 and moved to Amsterdam to be with him. Our...reactions3comments
My story and looking for people with a similar storyDear Reader, Five years ago I met someone on the streets of Paris who changed my life completely. Quick but deep in love I moved from Amsterdam to be with...reactions8comments
