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Main Forums => Living With HIV => Topic started by: Rideck on September 08, 2023, 02:51:57 am

Title: Greetings !
Post by: Rideck on September 08, 2023, 02:51:57 am

A dude here, looking for a community of nice folk to relate to. It gets lonely. :(

I’m Derick, I’ll
Be posting around the forum :)

Hope everyone is doing well.

Title: Re: Greetings !
Post by: Jim Allen on September 08, 2023, 03:48:40 am

Hi Derick.

Are you living with HIV? If so, are you new to living with HIV and how are you feeling? Are you on treatment, and how is that going?

Title: Re: Greetings !
Post by: Rideck on September 08, 2023, 03:52:06 am

Hi Jim! Yes I am, since 2019, I’m on biktarvy, and honestly I feel great, I’m
Not depressed or anything, I rarely think about it. Just trying to take care of myself more than ever. But the bad feelings come sometimes, like in waves. :)

Title: Re: Greetings !
Post by: Jim Allen on September 08, 2023, 03:54:28 am

Bad feeling about something specific or just generally feeling bad/down?

Title: Re: Greetings !
Post by: Rideck on September 08, 2023, 03:57:32 am

Just a general feeling of loneliness and daily life stress, i’ve thankfully come to terms with my status and I’m happier than before. I hope that’s a good thing.

Title: Re: Greetings !
Post by: Jim Allen on September 08, 2023, 09:37:21 am

Quote from: Rideck on September 08, 2023, 03:57:32 am

i’ve thankfully come to terms with my status and I’m happier than before. I hope that’s a good thing.

Well, I think it's a good thing. HIV isn't the end of the world, take your meds and move on. There are far more shitty things & conditions that can and will happen to us in life, HIV medically is easy with treatment.

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Just a general feeling of loneliness and daily life stress

Sorry to hear it loneliness. Hope the forums help.

Title: Re: Greetings !
Post by: swedepoz on September 09, 2023, 07:20:34 am

Hi Jim
Im been poz abt 25 years. Thinking back of those years. I cant life been to bad.Medically this virus have not affected me much. But kept the information abt my status for myself. Sometimes it wud be nice have a friend in same situation.

Title: Re: Greetings !
Post by: swedepoz on September 09, 2023, 07:21:53 am

Hi Jim
Im been poz abt 25 years. Thinking back of those years. I cant life been to bad.Medically this virus have not affected me much. But kept the information abt my status for myself. Sometimes it wud be nice have a friend in same situation.

Title: Re: Greetings !
Post by: Jim Allen on September 09, 2023, 07:26:32 am

Well besides the forums we also have a bi-weekly support call and a monthly social call that might be something to join if you're interested

See https://forums.poz.com/index.php?board=12.0

Title: Re: Greetings !
Post by: Tonny2 on September 09, 2023, 07:39:21 pm

           ojo.          Welcome to the forum. No more loneliness.. we are here for you…hugs