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Title: HIV Chat Rooms?
Post by: UK_SL on December 07, 2009, 04:10:09 am

Can anyone recommend any online chat rooms designed for HIV positive people, all the ones I've been able to find are usually designed for gay men - which is fine but was just wandering if there were and more general chat rooms for all HIV suffers?

Title: Re: HIV Chat Rooms?
Post by: mecch on December 07, 2009, 04:36:07 am

You want live synchronous chat, correct?
Good question.

Title: Re: HIV Chat Rooms?
Post by: UK_SL on December 07, 2009, 05:15:44 am

Yes, indeed it is.

Title: Re: HIV Chat Rooms?
Post by: MarkB on December 07, 2009, 05:23:09 am

Hi UK_SL

I don't know of any chat rooms of that type in the UK. Have you checked with THT?

Title: Re: HIV Chat Rooms?
Post by: carousel on December 07, 2009, 06:38:54 am

I don't think there are any, that I am aware of.

Title: Re: HIV Chat Rooms?
Post by: leese43 on December 07, 2009, 08:12:12 am

I use hivchat.ning.com

Title: Re: HIV Chat Rooms?
Post by: Desertguy on December 09, 2009, 10:28:15 pm

hivchat.ning.com Is a little "Click" of people that if they don't like what you have to say you are deleted!!!!

Title: Re: HIV Chat Rooms?
Post by: leese43 on December 10, 2009, 02:36:43 am

Quote from: Desertguy on December 09, 2009, 10:28:15 pm

hivchat.ning.com Is a little "Click" of people that if they don't like what you have to say you are deleted!!!!

They have rules, in the same way as we have rules here. I don't go there too often these days but when I do I onlly see people welcomed and ocassionally deleted if they are disrespectful to others. Try yahoo chat if you want a free for all or if you are looking for cyber sex.

Title: Re: HIV Chat Rooms?
Post by: sam66 on December 10, 2009, 06:53:13 am

Hi SL
     I tried to find chat group, havent had any luck. Only +ves i communicate with are the ones on this forum. Thanks everyone
    SL if you find a good group especially hetero, north London please let me know

Title: Re: HIV Chat Rooms?
Post by: Miss Philicia on December 10, 2009, 10:11:56 am

You know, if you get to know a handful of people on this forum well enough there's nothing preventing you from making a small chat room on Skype or IRC.  Of course, you have to put in some time to get to know people on here well enough before moving on to that I guess.

As an aside, and I'm not intending to be rude, but if you really, really feel the need for something like a chat room have you considered moving beyond your computer screen and seeking out a real world support group in your area?  I would think that would be both more accommodating and mentally fulfilling.

Title: Re: HIV Chat Rooms?
Post by: leese43 on December 10, 2009, 05:18:05 pm

Quote from: sam66 on December 10, 2009, 06:53:13 am

Hi SL
     I tried to find chat group, havent had any luck. Only +ves i communicate with are the ones on this forum. Thanks everyone
    SL if you find a good group especially hetero, north London please let me know

Have you tried str8 talk?

http://www.str8talk.org/

Title: Re: HIV Chat Rooms?
Post by: sam66 on December 11, 2009, 09:48:02 am

 cheers  Leeses,
                        that's good info, could be just what I been looking for, will give it a try.
                       ta.
                                  sam 

Title: Re: HIV Chat Rooms?
Post by: AdonisSMU on December 14, 2009, 06:35:14 pm

Quote from: Miss Philicia on December 10, 2009, 10:11:56 am

You know, if you get to know a handful of people on this forum well enough there's nothing preventing you from making a small chat room on Skype or IRC.  Of course, you have to put in some time to get to know people on here well enough before moving on to that I guess.

As an aside, and I'm not intending to be rude, but if you really, really feel the need for something like a chat room have you considered moving beyond your computer screen and seeking out a real world support group in your area?  I would think that would be both more accommodating and mentally fulfilling.

I was thinking about doing that. I thought that there is a potential to get something out of that.