'Undetectable equals untransmittable is a scientific fact, proven by five multinational cohort research studies. This powerful knowledge changed everything about how I felt about myself. I no longer felt like a bottle of poison, a danger to everyone.'
Does your medical condition cause people to see you differently than before? More importantly, does it cause you to see yourself differently?
HIV also carries a stigma that often changes how we see ourselves. Some people fear you're contagious, or they may judge your character for contracting a sexually transmitted disease. And just knowing that the stigma exists is often enough to cause us to stigmatize ourselves, changing everything from our self-confidence and sense of self-worth to our very core identity.
I feared playing with my children or cooking for my family lest I should bleed; I feared having sex with a partner or even going to the hospital to be examined or poked with needles. I felt like a bottle of poison. Then I learned something that would change my life all over again, and that something was U equals U. It stands for “undetectable equals untransmittable,” and it means that if you adhere to your HIV medications and attain anUndetectable equals untransmittable is a scientific fact, proven by five multinational cohort research studies. This powerful knowledge changed everything about how I felt about myself. I no longer felt like a bottle of poison, a danger to everyone. I felt human again.
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