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So, turns out that I'm HIV+

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Trigger

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I hope things work out for you OP. Consider joining a group for people with HIV and keeping your head up. You can still have a long, healthy life.
 

TheSeks

Blinded by the luminous glory that is David Bowie's physical manifestation.
Well, speaking of bug chasing:

Youth culture in NYC is all about that for the sake of assistance. It's a terribly fucked up thing for the sake of having an apartment and better life than being on the streets.
 

Effnine

Member
I'll be 32 in two months.


If you're for real, then I suggest taking a crack at reading this book ... it may not do anything for you, but it may give you a better perspective of things, life ...

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p_xavier

Authorized Fister
Anyway, OP should go see a shrink to help him deal with all the changes about to occur in his life.

That said, HIV isn't a death sentence and you should be able to do all the other stuff you were doing recently. Hang in there.

I just want to say that the reason that I left GAF in the first place was that you guys were so judgmental and mean, that I couldn't even believe it. I'm one of the oldest GAF members for christ sake. I thought that real life groups would help me as I'm not really an outgoing guy by nature, but it was a big mistake.

It's the fucking first weekend that I have nothing to do. And I've already down three bottles of wine and two bottles of Jack Daniels. The doctors just tell me that I'm an hyperactive man with a kid's heart, and that can't stay in place. I'm horrified by death, I want to live life the fullest but nobody knows how to do that.

I still don't know how I got infected, I actually practice safe sex religiously, since I wouldn't want to infect someone else with something I don't know I have.
 

Ryaaan14

Banned
Basically I was named the geekiest guy in high school, and now I was being part of a skin head gang. Direct blood contact probably. I was hanging with gay porn stars in the last few weeks but didn't have unprotected sex.
Good god. Be fucking careful people.
 

Trigger

Member
I just want to say that the reason that I left GAF in the first place was that you guys were so judgmental and mean, that I couldn't even believe it. I'm one of the oldest GAF members for christ sake. I thought that real life groups would help me as I'm not really an outgoing guy by nature, but it was a big mistake.

It's the fucking first weekend that I have nothing to do. And I've already down three bottles of wine and two bottles of Jack Daniels. The doctors just tell me that I'm an hyperactive man with a kid's heart, and that can't stay in place. I'm horrified by death, I want to live life the fullest but nobody knows how to do that.

I still don't know how I got infected, I actually practice safe sex religiously, since I wouldn't want to infect someone else with something I don't know I have.

Um

You might want to slow down. Is there no family members you can discuss this with?
 

Arkos

Nose how to spell and rede to
Harsh response though I should have worded it better. Op sounds suicidal or something. Seems weird to want to get tested when you are in that state. Also I know a shit ton of people who are sexually and don't get tested (though they should I suppose).

Yeah harsh response, didn't mean to be too mean, but getting tested regularly is by no means abnormal, nor should it be stigmatized. Imagine if this person hadn't gotten themselves tested. Nobody should ever feel embarrassed or ashamed to request that their doctor perform a disease test. It's obviously the only responsible thing to do if you have any reason to believe that you might be at risk for a communicable disease.

EDIT: Also, call your local DHEC. Mine provides free CONFIDENTIAL HIV testing 5 days a week, along with all other STDs (and all other kinds of low-cost health services). It is in the best interest of society as a whole that people not have these diseases, for obvious reasons
 

p_xavier

Authorized Fister
Um

You might want to slow down. Is there no family members you can discuss this with?

I don't have much of a family. I have one best friend from high school that has always been there, and that's probably it. I've been living on my own since I was 15. The thing is that I'm quite successful in my career so it has never been a money issue.
 
I still don't know how I got infected, I actually practice safe sex religiously, since I wouldn't want to infect someone else with something I don't know I have.

Well, there is only a few ways to be infected. Through semen, blood or vaginal fluid from unprotected sex, needle usage or from birth from an infected mother. You cannot contract HIV through kissing as saliva kills the virus or outside of the body as the virus cannot survive. You can't contract it through blow jobs, fingering or rimming. It's theoretically possible, but there has never been an actual case of that happening. You won't be the first.

You need to get tested again as well, there are false positives. Just to be sure. What sexual activity were you involved in exactly?
 

p_xavier

Authorized Fister
Well, there is only a few ways to be infected. Through semen, blood or vaginal fluid from unprotected sex, needle usage or from birth from an infected mother. You cannot contract HIV through kissing as saliva kills the virus or outside of the body as the virus cannot survive. You can't contract it through blow jobs, fingering or rimming. It's theoretically possible, but there has never been an actual case of that happening. You won't be the first.

You need to get tested again as well, there are false positives. Just to be sure. What sexual activity were you involved in exactly?

I'll get a new doctor assigned due to the status, I'll ask him. If not I'm quite versatile in sexual activities, but use protection.
 
I'll get a new doctor assigned due to the status, I'll ask him. If not I'm quite versatile in sexual activities, but use protection.

I seem to remember you were very big into sex toys. There is a risk of HIV contraction through the usage of sex toys being shared.
 
I just want to say that the reason that I left GAF in the first place was that you guys were so judgmental and mean, that I couldn't even believe it. I'm one of the oldest GAF members for christ sake. I thought that real life groups would help me as I'm not really an outgoing guy by nature, but it was a big mistake.

It's the fucking first weekend that I have nothing to do. And I've already down three bottles of wine and two bottles of Jack Daniels. The doctors just tell me that I'm an hyperactive man with a kid's heart, and that can't stay in place. I'm horrified by death, I want to live life the fullest but nobody knows how to do that.

I still don't know how I got infected, I actually practice safe sex religiously, since I wouldn't want to infect someone else with something I don't know I have.

I don't necessarily think everyone here is out to get you but the common association with skinhead is neo-nazi. Naturally, not many people are going to view that as a light subject. Also, the context of a lot of your posts is incredibly inconsistent. Its tough for anyone to sympathize with you when a lot of what you are saying doesn't make any sense.
A little more depth on the subject would make this easier for everyone to understand.

Also, drinking that much is pointless. You're only harming yourself and telling us about the amount you consumed does nothing for anyone here. You type incredibly well for a person who should be "plastered" anyway.

You want us to sympathize and talk to you about this subject, you have to be willing to dive a little deeper here. We're only basing judgement on your posts, OP.

Consistency means a lot here and this thread is lacking a good bit of it. So give us something to work with.
 

p_xavier

Authorized Fister
Consistency means a lot here and this thread is lacking a good bit of it. So give us something to work with.

I didn't say I was plastered, you said that. Did I say that I started drinking 30 minutes ago, no. What do you want to know.

I left NeoGaf last March after being banned for a few weeks. I found that people were not really nice, and that I was losing time and was not well received here. I was part of a biker gang and a bdsm gang at that time. I don't have many friends, so it was an opportunity for me to know many people, and to finally free myself of that geek demeanour.

I got in a bike accident last Spring. Motorbiking was the only thing that I really enjoyed and I could go biking for days on end. The thing is that I got injured in one eye in that accident so I got my drivers' licence removed. I eventually got really bored and started getting deeper into the BDSM community since I was lonely. I met a skinhead group with I got along well for a while. Things weren't that great since it was heading into these sex slave things which I'm not really fond and I started freaking out. So I left the group at the end of the Summer.
 

shuri

Banned
There are many variants of skinhead gangs; and there's a whole subset of skinhead that are open to gay relationship, and not buying into the whole white supremacy thing at all. In the '90 there was a lot of skinhead vs skinhead gang fights in Montreal; and it was super violent stuff.
 
I didn't say I was plastered, you said that. Did I say that I started drinking 30 minutes ago, no. What do you want to know.

I left NeoGaf last March after being banned for a few weeks. I found that people were not really nice, and that I was losing time and was not well received here. I was part of a biker gang and a bdsm gang at that time. I don't have many friends, so it was an opportunity for me to know many people, and to finally free myself of that geek demeanour.

I got in a bike accident last Spring. Motorbiking was the only thing that I really enjoyed and I could go biking for days on end. The thing is that I got injured in one eye in that accident so I got my drivers' licence removed. I eventually got really bored and started getting deeper into the BDSM community since I was lonely. I met a skinhead group with I got along well for a while. Things weren't that great since it was heading into these sex slave things which I'm not really fond and I started freaking out. So I left the group at the end of the Summer.

Alright, so, you hopped from several groups. Found yourself in a bdsm skinhead group, of which went too far, so you recently left. Now you've discovered your HIV positive from the activities you performed in the group?

Sound right so far?
 
Judgmental and mean, right.

Says the size queen who didn't want an all inclusive gay gaf thread and wanted the gay thread like his bars, sans women.

Feel like you're trolling pretty hard.
 

Metra

Member
I learned yesterday that my latest HIV results were positive. I just don't know what to think about it.

The standard test for antibodies to HIV is an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) screening assay. As you didn't specify, I'm assuming that this is the test you're referring.

These EIA kits have very high specificity (over 99%), but a single positive test is not enough to determine if you're really HIV+. The criteria for a positive test are a repeatedly positive EIA followed by a positive Western blot.

You should see a doctor and complete those tests that I mentioned, to confirm if you're indeed HIV+. Of course, assuming that you haven't done this yet.

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Oh, and also assuming that you're not trolling. Sometimes I forget I'm on the internet, haha.
 

bjb

Banned
The fact that you posted this proves you aren't ready to know about true skinhead culture.

Not all skin-heads are Neo-Nazis. FYI.

I don't see how either of this is relevant. I understand not all skinheads are affiliated with racism or neo-nazi's. However, my point was, we're supposed to believe a "gang" (OP says he changed 'gangs' for whatever reason) are not comprised of judgmental people? Okay.

Granted, given the dude's posting history - comes off as really unstable. Hopefully he continues with therapy and whatever other necessary treatments to improve his life quality of life.

Judgmental and mean, right.

Says the size queen who didn't want an all inclusive gay gaf thread and wanted the gay thread like his bars, sans women.

Feel like you're trolling pretty hard.

Interesting
 

p_xavier

Authorized Fister
Alright, so, you hopped from several groups. Found yourself in a bdsm skinhead group, of which went too far, so you recently left. Now you've discovered your HIV positive from the activities you performed in the group?

Sound right so far?

Yes for that, but I don't know if the status is from those activities. I was hanging out with HIV+ guys lately, and one guy held me while I was bleeding. I don't know if he was bleeding too.
 

i_am_ben

running_here_and_there
Yes for that, but I don't know if the status is from those activities. I was hanging out with HIV+ guys lately, and one guy held me while I was bleeding. I don't know if he was bleeding too.

why were you bleeding?
 

p_xavier

Authorized Fister
Judgmental and mean, right.

Says the size queen who didn't want an all inclusive gay gaf thread and wanted the gay thread like his bars, sans women.

Feel like you're trolling pretty hard.

I still don't get why there wasn't a separate thread. In the end I was kinda proven right with all the nasty things you guys were saying about me and that I didn't belong. So much with an "all inclusive gay gaf".
 

TheSeks

Blinded by the luminous glory that is David Bowie's physical manifestation.
Judgmental and mean, right.

Says the size queen who didn't want an all inclusive gay gaf thread and wanted the gay thread like his bars, sans women.

Feel like you're trolling pretty hard.


Wait, Phil-X is Jeffery? I thought he was banned!?

Well... this certainly explains some things.

bjb said:
I don't see how either of this is relevant. I understand not all skinheads are affiliated with racism or neo-nazi's. However, my point was, we're supposed to believe a "gang" (OP says he changed 'gangs' for whatever reason) are not comprised of judgmental people? Okay.


And yet, here you are judging his group of "skin-heads" as if they were Neo-Nazi's. The irony here is palpable.

I still don't get why there wasn't a separate thread. In the end I was kinda proven right with all the nasty things you guys were saying about me and that I didn't belong. So much with an "all inclusive gay gaf".

LMAO. Dude, everyones problem with you was that you didn't want women in a "gay thread" despite the fact they may be lesibans/technically homosexual just like yourself.

So "so much for that 'all inclusive Jeffery,'" yourself, dude.
 

bjb

Banned
I still don't get why there wasn't a separate thread. In the end I was kinda proven right with all the nasty things you guys were saying about me and that I didn't belong. So much with an "all inclusive gay gaf".

How were you proven right? Furthermore, why isn't it okay for Lesbians to be included and participate in a GayGAF thread?

And yet, here you are judging his group of "skin-heads" as if they were Neo-Nazi's. The irony here is palpable.

Way to miss the point entirely there ace?
 
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