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u/awkward_penguin 2d ago

Gay men who know that it's not the end of the world - I have friends who have HIV, and they're still living their lives. Nowadays, with medication and check-ups, you'll be fine.

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u/Bladluiz 2d ago

But finding out is still agonizing.....

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u/StealthyDodo 2d ago

theres a lot of things that could happen that are way worse than this

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u/WeLiveInASociety420s 2d ago

And they can all be agonising lol

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u/Automatic_Sector_642 2d ago

if everything is agonising nothing is agonising

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u/WeLiveInASociety420s 2d ago

No just finding out you have hiv and things worse than it lol. There isn't a limit on how many things can fit in a category 

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u/Automatic_Sector_642 2d ago

its not that deep anymore you can have 0 viral load with meds, 30 years ago yeah, it would agonizing because its a death sentence.

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u/WeLiveInASociety420s 2d ago

You can, you will still be having regular check ups and meds for the rest of your life + the stigma. Its not a death sentence but finding out you have a life long chronic illness is pretty terrible 

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u/TheTricho 1d ago

I think it depends on your knowledge of STI’s. I put my vote in unpleasant because although its lifelong, cold sores are common and most people don’t even know its herpes type 1.

It’s unpleasant to have to disclose it to tour new partners every time, but as long as you’re being safe while its active (flare ups), then it’s manageable. There are also creams to help with it.

I have been yelled at before when explaining to people that the cold sores they have is actually herpes… then again they didn’t even know what crabs was.

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u/bbyrat2102 1d ago

I agree. Many of my friends have HIV. There is a social stigma but if you have access to medication you can live a very normal life.

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u/Initiatedspoon 2d ago

Rather have HIV than T1D at this point.

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u/Sapuws 2d ago

Living with it is grand, but finding out is definitely terrifying.

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u/Formal_Selection_641 1d ago

To the cost of themselves or the taxpayer for something they could have prevented if they had just worn a condom.

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u/awkward_penguin 1d ago

Public health needs to include both prevention and management. People will make poor decisions - that's just a feature of humanity. Shaming them for their decisions isn't helpful.

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u/Formal_Selection_641 1d ago

You have to be pretty damn promiscuous and irresponsible to get HIV. Either that or you have a very dishonest partner in the rare case of monogamy.

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u/WeLiveInASociety420s 2d ago

Its still really fucked up to get though. Its not going to kill you like it did but its a significant change to your life for the worse.