HLT 302 Grand Canyon Topic 7 Discussion 1

How would you respond if you were diagnosed with HIV? Address hope and fear in your response. Be sure to refer to the GCU introduction and the textbooks. Cite references from your reading to support your answer.

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How would you respond if you were diagnosed with HIV?

Introduction

I’m going to tell you a story. It’s a story about me, and it happened eight years ago when I was 25 years old.

You would be sad for a very long time.

If you were diagnosed with HIV, you would be sad for a very long time. You might feel afraid of death and fear that your life will never be the same. You may also be angry with God or anyone else who may have caused this disease to happen to you. A lot of people go through periods where they’re lonely because they don’t know how many friends or acquaintances have been affected by HIV/AIDS in their lives

You would be scared.

If you were diagnosed with HIV, the first thing that would cross your mind is fear. Fear of dying from the disease or from an accident. Fear of infecting others with it, even if they are in a monogamous relationship with you and have no intention of having sex with anyone else (or at least for some time). Fear that people will treat you differently because of this diagnosis, or even worse: not care about what happened to make them feel this way.

And then there’s stigma: being treated differently by friends and family members because they think we’re sick; being cut off from loved ones who may think we’re dirty or bad; losing jobs due to discrimination based on stereotypes about HIV-positive individuals—these things can all lead to depression over time if left untreated!

You might feel ashamed, especially if you were infected by another person.

You should not feel ashamed. You are not to blame for your infection and there is no need to tell anyone you know about it. It’s important to get tested, though, so that if you do test positive, then treatment can begin immediately and help keep the virus from spreading further.

You might get angry at the person who infected you and want to retaliate.

You might get angry at the person who infected you and want to retaliate.

It’s important to remember that you are not to blame for being infected, nor can anyone else be blamed for having HIV. You also need to remember that this is a disease, not just something bad that happened to you. Some people have no control over their actions or emotions when they contract an illness like this; others do have some control over them (for example, deciding whether or not they should take antiretroviral medication). However, even if someone has decided against taking antiretroviral medicine because of their beliefs about medicine in general (which is entirely possible), there’s still nothing wrong with trying out new medications in order to see if they work better than what’s currently available on the market — especially since newer drugs may offer better results overall!

You might wonder why you were unlucky enough to get HIV and your friends weren’t.

You might wonder why you were unlucky enough to get HIV and your friends weren’t.

You can’t control who you have sex with, or whether or not they are positive. You can’t control whether or not the person has symptoms of HIV when they’re having sex with you, because many people who are infected don’t show any symptoms until their immune system is damaged by the virus (this can happen after just one exposure).

You also cannot control what kind of virus gets into your body and how it will affect it—the only thing that matters is that there’s something in your blood now! There’s no way around this fact: if someone has been infected with HIV for longer than a year before passing on their infection then chances are high that he/she will die from AIDS within five years of diagnosis due to advanced disease progression which leads directly into full blown dementia (dementia linked to severe neurological complications).

You might feel like you deserve to die because of what you did with another person or people.

You might feel like you deserve to die because of what you did with another person or people.

You don’t deserve to die, but that doesn’t make the feelings go away. You are not responsible for the actions of others. Nor do you have any control over the actions of your partner, friend or family member that infected you with HIV. These things aren’t in your hands and there is no reason why they should be on your shoulders either!

It’s important to remember that it’s not about being “punished” by God (or anyone else), but rather learning from our mistakes so as not make them again in the future.

HIV is not a death sentence.

HIV is not a death sentence.

You can live a long, healthy life with HIV. The virus that causes AIDS has been used to track its progression in people who have had it for years, and it’s become clear that there are many steps you can take to keep your immune system strong so that the virus isn’t too strong for you: taking medicine regularly (often daily), eating right (including plenty of fruits and vegetables), getting enough sleep every day—and abstaining from drugs like methamphetamines and heroin will also help reduce exposure to other infections or other types of damage caused by drugs. In addition to these lifestyle changes, there are medications available which will make sure the levels stay within normal ranges so they don’t interfere with other aspects of your health like fertility or cell growth/division which could lead directly into organ damage or even death!

Conclusion

I’m sure you’ve got your own questions about HIV, but I hope this article has given you some insight into what it’s like for those who have been diagnosed with the virus. It can be devastating at times—especially if there’s no cure—but people living with HIV have survived for decades and are still going strong. The worst part of being diagnosed is feeling helpless in the face of such a devastating disease; however, there is light at the end of this tunnel! You’ll find out more about how to care for yourself and maintain good health in future newsletters from us here at

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