By sharing your HIV status with others, what gifts did you receive this year?
Probably first and foremost, I’ve received the sense of ease and comfort that comes with being okay with who you are and where you're at. Additionally, through sharing my status with others (in nearly every occasion) there is an almost instantaneous opening up that occurs with the other person. There is a sense that you are sharing something personal and "real", which in turn encourages the person you're sharing with to feel connected and reciprocate with something of their own. There's also a feeling of satisfaction and contentment that comes through feeling that I'm making the right choices and underneath all of that, a tremendous sense of gratitude that I have been given the opportunities that I have.
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As a recently diagnosed person, I feel Darrell's case very close to my heart, because it happened out of the blue for me as well. I have always eaten consciously, taken much care of myself, exercised and I've always been an overachiever at everything I do.... Until I made the mistake of engaging into unprotected sex with somebody I trusted. It's hard to find out that HIV does not discriminate, even if you have been what a typical youngster would call 'a good kid', even boring, sometiomes. It's helpful to know that I'm not alone in this. Thanks for sharing.
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