This Morning I was surfing around trying to decide what to blog about when I stumbled upon an article by my friend and Coach Trainer Michael Moniz entitled:
THRIVING WITH HIV
I urge you to have a read I love the way he writes and even more I loved being Coached by him. In the article Michael speaks about 4 key points to moving from Surviving to Thriving. Those three points are Borrowed Time, Love, Disclosure and Support.
This article spurred a racy thoughts through my head I can not deny that all of these things are important for People living with HIV to explore. I do think that their are things that could be done like visiting POZIAM this site is an excellent resource for all of these ingredients. I am proud of what Robert has created. The site also has a radio show attached to it that airs twice a week. Give it a listen!
What stirred in me was the notion of being caught between a rock and a hard place. On one side, many People living with HIV, due to stigma are uncomfortable with disclosing in the general public. On the other side we all both Poz and Neg have been diligently taught not to disclose the status of someone who is living with HIV.
Can growth happen in this place? We are being asked due to HIV Crimminialization Law in Canada to disclose. But yet we do not have support for when things go so wrong. Isolation in this manner can be so very painful.
What I would love to know is why don't our AIDS Service Organizations provide us with an opt out of disclosure confidentiality. I feel that this would allow for the community to open up to supporting one an other. I feel that this would prevent events like Not a babysitting service.
What stirred in me was the notion of being caught between a rock and a hard place. On one side, many People living with HIV, due to stigma are uncomfortable with disclosing in the general public. On the other side we all both Poz and Neg have been diligently taught not to disclose the status of someone who is living with HIV.
Can growth happen in this place? We are being asked due to HIV Crimminialization Law in Canada to disclose. But yet we do not have support for when things go so wrong. Isolation in this manner can be so very painful.
What I would love to know is why don't our AIDS Service Organizations provide us with an opt out of disclosure confidentiality. I feel that this would allow for the community to open up to supporting one an other. I feel that this would prevent events like Not a babysitting service.
