Coping With Stress & Anxiety
 Riding the Tiger: Life Lessons From an HIV-Positive Therapist (Regularly Updated)
A blog by David Fawcett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.
From TheBody.com
 A Therapist's Guide to Living and Laughing With HIV/AIDS (Regularly Updated)
A blog by Elizabeth Lombino.
From TheBody.com
 Justin Learns to Relax: A Video Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (February 20, 2013)
"When it comes to HIV, it is really important that one keeps their stress levels down and, unfortunately, it has been harder for me than not."
From TheBody.com
- Doctor's Appointment, Hypertension, Cholesterol, Diet and New Book: A Video Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (February 20, 2013)
"I'm only 33 and someone has told me I'm much too young to have this diagnosis. Since I'm in school for my master's degree, engaging in activism and writing and having a kid on top of that, stress has been at its highest I've ever had in my life."
From TheBody.com
- Stress Management and HIV (February 2013)
From The Well Project
 There Is No More Rain in My Cloud! A Blog Entry by Rae Lewis-Thornton (May 17, 2012)
"My ass landed in ER because of STRESS... Now I know that stress is not my friend, especially because I already don't have an immune system. My body reacts to everything!"
From TheBody.com
 Walking Through Emotional Crisis: A Video Blog Entry by Mark S. King (October 24, 2011)
"This is a rather personal blog video, there’s no doubt about that. I’m even a little apprehensive because it doesn’t offer the usual helpful tips or the “entertainment value” of my other videos. But one of my problems has always been trying to be the life of the party when I’m not feeling it."
From TheBody.com
- Gay Pride Is an Inside Job: A Blog Entry by David Fawcett, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. (June 14, 2011)
Therapist and longtime HIV survivor David Fawcett wasn't always as out and proud as he is nowadays. In college in the mid-'70s he sat, red-faced and closeted, through classes that taught homosexuality as a form of social deviance. A lot has changed since then.
From TheBody.com
- Stress: "Is It Worth Losing a T Cell?" -- A Blog Entry by Elizabeth Lombino (May 26, 2011)
"There is abundant research that shows a clear connection between our minds and bodies, especially as it pertains to stress. Think about it -- when you experience stress, you feel it in your body."
From TheBody.com
- Highly Stressed: Stressful and Traumatic Experiences Among Individuals With HIV/AIDS in the Deep South (May 12, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Anxiety/Stress Among Mothers Living With HIV: Effects on Parenting Skills and Child Outcomes (January 11, 2011)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
On TheBodyPRO.com
- High Anxiety: AIDS Anxiety in the Worried-Wells and Worried-Sicks, Part Two -- A Blog Entry by Bob Frascino, M.D. (September 23, 2010)
When one considers the tsunami of thoughts, feelings and decisions a newly diagnosed HIVer faces, it is easy to see why anxiety is so prevalent.
From TheBody.com
- High Anxiety: AIDS Anxiety in the Worried-Wells and Worried-Sicks, Part One -- A Blog Entry by Bob Frascino, M.D. (September 3, 2010)
"Why do some folks develop irrational fears such as AIDS phobia while most folks just experience routine normal fear?"
From TheBody.com
- Is It All in Your Head? (May/June 2010)
Every biological aspect of living with HIV has a psychological response.
To read PDF, click here.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- A Visit to the Acupuncturist: A Video Blog Entry by Justin B. Terry-Smith (April 13, 2010)
From TheBody.com
- Ambulance Ride and the Grim Reaper: A Blog Entry by Scott Simpson (March 22, 2010)
From TheBody.com
- Are You a "Worried Well" Person? (January 2010)
From Rick Sowadsky, M.S.P.H.
- Laughing Stock: How Improvisational Theater Helps People With HIV/AIDS (November 24, 2009)
From TheBody.com
- Ten Things You Can Do to Reduce Stress (2009)
To read PDF, click here.
In Ten Simple Things You Can Do ..., from Body Positive
- Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Patients With HIV/AIDS (December 2007)
A resource for HIV care providers.
To read PDF, click here.
From New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
- Information on Anxiety Disorders (November 28, 2007)
From National Mental Health Association
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