Contents:
- Medical Video: Medical Animation: HIV and AIDS
- Remember that confidentiality is very important
- Always ready by his side
- Offer specific support
- Help your friends deal with stress
Medical Video: Medical Animation: HIV and AIDS
If your friend is HIV positive, they may often feel anxious, anxious, frightened, and isolated. As a friend, this is the time for you to be a person they truly believe to be where they lean when they get worse. But it needs the right way to help him, so that they don't feel hurt or become worse. Here are some steps you can apply to help HIV positive friends feel better.
Remember that confidentiality is very important
Your friend has told you about the disease, this means they trust you very much. They can also tell you who they have notified. Your friends are the only people who can choose when and who needs to know about their condition, so you are responsible for keeping it confidential.
In fact, HIV still gets a negative label in the eyes of the community because of their lack of knowledge of this disease. Therefore, you need to discuss with your friends first if you want to discuss it with other friends. Leaking secrets without the knowledge of the owner of the information is the same as you betraying your friendship, and this can have a major impact on the development of the disease.
Always ready by his side
Dealing with HIV can make your friends depressed, which contributes to emotional turmoil in the early stages of diagnosis. It's time for you to always be by your friend's side. You can help him focus on positive things, give an understanding that HIV is no longer considered a death sentence. Although there is no panacea to cure the disease, HIV can be managed well. You can show your care and affection for them, so that they know that their illness does not change your judgment towards them. A flood of understanding and attention from good friends can greatly support them.
Offer specific support
The more specific things you can offer, the better. You can help bring assignments to their home if they don't attend school to visit the hospital. If your friend is required to stay in hospital, you can help them stay in touch with classmates through social networking sites. If you visit your friends, don't forget to bring story books, comedy DVDs, small toys, food, or anything you feel can make your friends laugh.
Help your friends deal with stress
It's natural that your friend feels insecure and doesn't want other friends to know about his illness, which causes stress. Stress can adversely affect the immune system and cause problems such as anxiety and depression. You can offer yourself to be a place of complaining. If you see them sinking into stress, don't hesitate to lend a hand to help him overcome the problem; ask his feelings so far about the conditions he faces. As much as possible avoid topics that make the atmosphere uncomfortable.
Your HIV-positive friend not only needs to adjust to major changes in his body, but also fight traumatic events in his life. If you know what needs to be done as a supportive friend, you can help your friends more than you can imagine!
Hello Health Group does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.
