+Aiden Newington yes but there will allways be stigma because hiv is incurable i am sorry for this i wish it were not like this but it is. i would not hate some one if they had hiv but i would ask how it happened and if it was partly there fault for being a slut ect rather than because the condom broke they were raped or there partner lied to them cheated on them ect.
Venice Mackay, you are just a huge moron... read this MORON... You have no idea what people go through that they become HIV positive. It doesn't matter how people contract HIV. People don't necessarily go out to get infected with HIV. Stop your ignorance and I wish you'd be HIV positive so that you'd walk in our shoes. DUMBASS!!!
As an HIV+ person, I am very aware of how people CANNOT get infected....yet, oddly, with my late mother and my husband, if I cut myself doing something, or there is any blood at all, my blood, I automatically become hyper aware and I deal with my little cuts or whatever, as much as I can, alone. My mother, when this would happen, objected to my objections that she should not touch me...and the same goes for my husband. I say to not touch me...and he just laughs and tells me to shut up. I know, intellectually, that putting a band aid on my finger will not hurt them in any way but then my survival instincts kick in and I begin to think that if he has even a graze, naked to the eye, somewhere, that I can, in that moment, be a risk for him...My husband does 1 test a year, even though there is NO way he could be infected, but just wanting to be 100% sure, he takes the test. I have been positive for 31 years and, until today at least, though my numbers have never been great, I have not had 1 infection related to HIV. May change tomorrow but as of today, I am ok...thanks to the meds I began taking in 1994, which at the time were numerous, 30ish pills a day of mixtures of meds, a cocktail of meds, which then went to 3 pills 2x a day which is now at 1 pill a day and in future, as it already exists, probably an injection once a month. I am a social worker by trade and education and have worked with HIV people for decades and used my experiences with the psychological aspects of being positive...but sociologically have not suffered, at all, as others have, being told my blood is "dirty" which is the most offensive thing one could say, I imagine. I have been fortunate with friends being educated enough about the illness and how they can and cannot get it as it is a very difficult virus to get.....unlike Covid, which is so easy. One can have blood on blood contact and most likely, you still won't get it. The conditions for transmission must be perfect. When I go to schools and churches to talk about it, there is such warmth and caring given to me and it is I, typically, who need to comfort those listening to me as they are so moved by the stories I can tell them about me, about those I know, and it is so good for them to see me, a middle aged man, husky, not looking sick in any way (again, at least not until today at least) smashing the images they had of what a person with HIV looks. Anyway, that's it..and I am glad for those in this video and pray that they are still there, fighting, educating and I hope that they are loved, especially by themselves. Cheers!
WOW!! These are very powerful,meaningful and inspirational stories of which all participants and their significant others should feel very very proud. What a sensational contribution they have made to HIV prevention. Congratulations.
Anyone who is afraid to get tested, please do so before it progresses and makes your life worse, or you infect anyone else. Trust me guys knowing that you could infect someone else even by mistake would rip your soul apart! Brilliant Video.
I love this video. I watched it over and over again. Was diagnosed in April 8th, 2016. I can't stop crying even just now. My friends and family are confused and scared seeing me crying without them knowing what I'm really going through. I can't tell anyone and I'm so depressed as if this HIV thing were a black hole inside.
Matthew Ahmed You don't have to be sad about it your perception of the disease based on the societal stigma. Live your life to the best of your ability.
Just connect with your creator and most of all repent.I've lived with the virus for 30 years now and every one close to me knows.I lost my husband because he denied everything said about HIV and refused meds.He feared how people would handle him but i myself knew i had one lifetime and its upto me to make it worthy living.Arise and walk.
This is not fake I was diagnosed in 2003 anyone that needs support, education, or newly diagnosed or living with HIV or aids come join my support group the voice of HIV don't be scared to know your status knowledge is power protect yourself get on meds asap this goes for those affected also
I just deplore the tern,"dirty". I am HIV POSITIVE. That's what you have to be,"positive ". I was ignorant of this disease when I contracted it. My advice to everyone. Love who you are. Educate yourself. Get tested often. Practice safe sex always. Know who you are having sex with. NEVER just take someone at their word.
This video is absolutely brilliant. Thank you for sharing your experiences. I would so much like to take you all in my arms. Thank you for making people realize that HIV is a "chronical disease, not a death sentence". God bless you
I feel very very sorry for those people who get judged because they're HIV positive. HIV is not curable and that's the main reason people stay away from those who are infected, I am so aware that it doesn't help them to get over what they have but HIV is a very serious infection. It continues to infect each part of your body until it becomes AIDS, and that's the end . we should all be very careful and aware of what we do , keeping our selves safe is a responsibility.
absolutely brilliant video ! I just got tested atoday and comes out Negative. I have truly respect for people who comes out positive. None is different, a status doesnt define who you are
I understand "Stigma" when it comes to things that have 0.000000000000000% chance of getting it. . . . .like sitting next to somebody or shaking hands. . . .that is just dumb. . . . .but when it comes to sexual contact there is always a risk of contracting it from a person who is positive. Not wanting to take that risk isn't stigmatizing, it is a statistical likelihood. Even if there is only a 0.02% chance of getting it through sex with a positive person. . . any risk at all is still a chance. . . . it only takes one time and you don't just get 0.02% of it. You get 100% of the HIV all the way for the rest of your life. What are the defined boundaries of what "HIV Stigma" is?
Rusty Shields your right. People should be afraid of getting HIV. People should be afraid of getting anything that could potentially kill you. People are still dying from AIDS. The Stigma is there because it was caught during sexual content and out of all of the sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS is the only one that can kill you. I can not catch diabetes from a person. I can’t catch High blood pressure from a person. I can’t get cancer from a person. People want to remove the stigma AFTER they catch the disease. Before they contract it, they are the same ones stigmatizing it.
@@Deevine_ Before you say something stupid, educate yourself on how you can "catch it". Let me help you start, you won't get it through casual contact (hugging, using the same toilet or bathroom, sharing utensils etc.). The chances of getting it through that is 0%. And there are still people believing that you can get it by merely looking at an HIV positive person, and that's a problem.
i want to appreciate dr.owobu for giving me back my life again, i was diagnose of HIV/AIDS after the use of dr. owobu herbal medicine i got cured, all thanks to dr.owobu I will forever be grateful.doctor Owobu on RU-vid...
I was single didn't do drugs, but someone on a bus stuck me with something in my back. Now I am
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I love the Aussie accent..? They always finish sentences as if they are asking a question..? I wonder why they do.? I suppose that's why they make good police officers and game show hosts..? But, Australian women are usually hot and sexy.? So i will let them off.? Also, why would that women need to tell people her son is HIV positive? The only time this needs to be told to someone is before sex, obviously.
There should be a HIV registry especially for these people, I love the optimism, but realistically humans still have desire, an urge to commit whatever is within their hearts. Sorry but better the devil you know, than the devil you don't.
