Survivors Guilt And Hiv

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HIV/AIDS and Survivor's Guilt

My partner of 13 years is an 18-year survivor of HIV/AIDS. Until late November 2005, he had not had any serious opportunistic infections. However, beginning at that time he experienced a series of traumatic infections that brought him near death...

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D.

University of Miami School of Medicine

I suppose you could refer to this as survivior's guilt, but it is way out of proportion to the situation. He has a serious illness and suffers greatly with it. His survival is hardly a cause for guilt.When feelings of guilt are this pervasive,... Read more »

What about survivor's guilt: long term AIDS survivors

Is there any research or information available about survivor's guilt; thosewith HIV or AIDS... Read more »

Response from Michael Shernoff, M.S.W. »

long time survivor still fearing the worst

Dr Horwath, I was diagnosed with AIDS in 1992, the Dr said I might have been infected as long as... Read more »

Response from Ewald Horwath, M.D. »

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HIV/AIDS Experts, Doctors Voice Concerns About Health Problems Seen Among Long-Term HIV/AIDS Survivors

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AIDS Is not a Punishment: Overcoming Guilt and Shame

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HIV, guilt and death

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

hello...I just needed to talk to someone because I am sad, devastated and alone and don't know what to do at this point. I have been seeing this guy for about 1 1/2 year. On 12/5, he was admitted to the hospital and just yesterday I found out... Read more »

Encouragement from a long term survivor

Posted by ScotCharles, 6 Replies

As many of you know, I was diagnosed in September 1985 in Atlanta by the Red Cross after I gave blood at a company sponsored blood drive. I was lucky I found out early in my infection. I have always had the best of care since my diagnosis and... Read more »

HIV/AIDS LONG-TERM SURVIVORS sought for in-depth i

Posted by Anonymous, 2 Replies

Gay men who have lived consciously aware of their HIV+ status since at least 1986 are sought to provide their personal experiencesemotional, psychological, spiritual, medical, social, legal, &c.for a book to document and preserve the experiences... Read more »

I am a 15 year HIV positive survivor

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

I am a 15-year HIV positive long-term asymptomatic survivor. I
have been vvery fortunate with my meds... I have never had a drug
reaction from anything I have taken to control the replication of
my virus. I have had an undetectable viral load since... Read more »

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