Coping With HIV/AIDS

Coping Advice

Riding the Tiger: Life Lessons From an HIV-Positive Therapist (Regularly Updated)
A blog by David Fawcett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
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A Therapist's Guide to Living and Laughing With HIV/AIDS (Regularly Updated)
A blog by Elizabeth Lombino.
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Enough Negativity! (Regularly Updated)
A blog by Teniecka Drake.
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Coping With Serious Illness: Sandra Haber, Ph.D., Answers Your Questions (Regularly Updated)
From American Psychological Association
Sleeping Soundly When You Are HIV Positive (Winter 2013)
A good night's sleep is an elusive dream for many people living with HIV.
To read PDF, click here.
In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Not by Ourselves: The Essential Role of Family and Community in Maintaining Health (February 12, 2013)
From TheBodyPRO.com
Ask the Doctor: It's Not Just a River in Egypt -- HIV Denial (January/February 2013)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
A Strategy for the Holiday Season: A Video Blog by Aaron Laxton (November 26, 2012)
"In this video I talk about some things that you can do to safeguard against depression as the holidays approach."
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Day 497: Getting a Cold With HIV: A Video Blog by Aaron Laxton (October 19, 2012)
"Many times when you are newly diagnosed there is a tendency to freak out and think that death is near when you get sick. This is not reality."
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Fifteen (October 8, 2012)
"At the risk of cementing my reputation as a very sentimental person, what have I learned in fifteen years? A lot about being true to myself, no matter what anyone might say."
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Support Groups

Starting a Support Group (November 2012)
From The Well Project
Twelve Steps to Positive Attitudes: A Blog Entry by Reggie Smith (September 3, 2012)
"The mere fact that sexually active people need to navigate the minefield of truth and reconciliation, with self and partners, is reason enough to be involved in a support group."
From TheBody.com
PositivelyFrisky.com Launches (July 18, 2011)
PositivelyFrisky.com is an invite-only site that gives a fun and lighthearted community forum to those living with HIV.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Fantastic Voyage: How the HIV Cruise Retreat Transforms Lives (June 22, 2010)
From MyFabulousDisease.com
Guys and Girls -- Interview With the Founder of New York City's Straight Social Group (March/April 2005)
After 10 years, 12 marriages, several babies and many new friendships, Thorner Harris' unique group has successfully given heterosexual HIVers a stigma-free way to meet up.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
The HIVe: A Social Group for HIV-Positive Gay Men in New York City (July 2004)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Peer Counseling Perspectives: Support Groups -- Tools for Living Well (March/April 2004)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Older People With HIV Benefit From Telephone Support Groups (September 8, 2003)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On TheBodyPRO.com
Fight or Flight, Stay or Leave? (March 2003)
"As a young African-American man, I feel so different from everyone else in my support group".
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
The Challenge of Group Psychotherapy (December 2002)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Self Help and Empowerment: What Is It? (Summer 2002)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
Supporting Each Other (July 1999)
Support groups and HIV.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
A Support Group Thrives in Brooklyn (March 1998)
Project Hope and the Brooklyn Group Support Project.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive

Self Image

Body Beautiful ... A Blog Entry by Brandon Lacy Campos (May 24, 2011)
"I figure if I am doing all this personal growth work on myself, trying to stay away from old behaviors that didn't serve me well, and trying to become a better, healthier blah blah blah person ... I should probably have a good chat with the man in the mirror (MISS YOU MICHAEL!)."
From TheBody.com
Laughing Stock: How Improvisational Theater Helps People With HIV/AIDS (November 24, 2009)
From TheBody.com
When It Hurts to Ask for Help (January/February 2003)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Lazarus Gets A Third Wind (May 1999)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
You Look Fabulous! (May 1997)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Hair and Life (April 1997)
On the loss of hair during chemotherapy.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive

Getting Professional Help

How a Case Manager Can Help You Find the Services You Need (September/October 2011)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Towards an HIV/AIDS Health Education Movement (November 2002)
Why treatment education needs to be about more than just taking meds.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Mental Health Issues With HIV/AIDS (September 2002)
Includes a listing of Houston-area counseling resources.
To read PDF, click here.
In HIV Treatment ALERTS!, from The Center for AIDS
Should You Seek Mental Health Care? (November 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Choosing a Therapist When You Have HIV/AIDS (1992)
From Michael Shernoff, M.S.W.

Pets

My Canine Confidante: A Blog Entry by Philip D. (February 16, 2013)
"Before I could say 'I have HIV' to another human being, I said it to her. That one soul who loved me without a single condition, regardless of the shame I was feeling."
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Angels on Loan From Heaven: A Blog Entry by Betsy Yung (October 31, 2012)
"There is one speck of light in my life ... his name is Charlie ... he is my own personal angel. ... For four months he was the sole reason I had to get up and move around."
From TheBody.com
Sophie's Mommie: A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (August 15, 2012)
"I'm grateful that my home could be a safe place, it clearly takes a village. But truly my dogs have really filled a void."
From TheBody.com
5 PHAs Show Off Their Pets (Summer 2012)
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
Heavy Petting: A Blog Entry by Bob Leahy (May 14, 2012)
"Many people living with HIV have written about the importance of the pets in their life. But we tend to talk about that comfort, that support they provide in general terms. Exactly how does that support work, though?"
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HIV+: The Common Denominator: A Blog Entry by B. Osten (April 17, 2012)
"In one breath I told him I was HIV+, in recovery from meth addiction, on SSI disability and receiving Section 8 assistance. ... The music stopped and the lights came on. I felt exposed. He tenderly took my hand into his and whispered into my ear that he was HIV+ also."
From TheBody.com
Do What Fred Says! (February 6, 2012)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Can Having Pets Help Women Living With HIV/AIDS Cope? (January 31, 2012)
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Yes, I'm a Mommie Too!! A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (May 4, 2011)
"Today, we are going to talk about my children: Imani, Nambi and Sophie. I may not have biological children but over the years God has blessed me with three four legged girls. ... I get asked often if I ever wanted to have the two legged kind of children and the answer is yes."
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Romeo Is My OWN: A Blog Entry by Sherri Beachfront Lewis (August 13, 2010)
Sherri's summer started with public appearances and fun opportunities -- but all that changed when her adorable dog was mauled by a pit bull on an L.A. street.
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