Support for HIV

People who are living with or are infected with HIV need emotion support. It helps them to fight with the disease on emotional terms. They have the lot of problems such as fear of HIV progress, fear of being isolated by family friends, and society. In such case they need string support of their family, friends and society so that they can muster the courage to fight with the deadly disease. The feeling of being isolated by the elements like friends, family and society, creates and emotional trap for infected people. Depression can be found as they have to carry out the burden of these elements. An infected person is not only the person who has to go through such emotional trauma but the relatives of the infected person; friends have also been the part of the trauma. However, support for HIV can be emotion support, HIV infected person can be prevented from at least emotional stress.

How to provide support to HIV infected people?

Always be with them

After getting diagnosed with HIV, one can lead to develop raft of emotions containing depression, anxiety, anger, shock, and fear of death. However an infected person may control such emotions if he/she finds that their family he/she is with them. It means the emotional support should be provided to a person. The family member should not create any issue regarding the disease. Every time a person should feel that every element is with him/her. It gives inner strength to the person to fight with the disease. Optimism can be created in their minds. He/she can start a new life with new hopes. If they do not get proper support the feeling of being guilty would be developed in them that can be dangerous for them as well as for the family. They may addict and may spread infection unknowingly to others. Communicate with them; try to understand their problems, and the most important thing is do not neglect them.

Counseling

Counseling can be the best option for infected people with HIV. World Health organization has recommended the post counseling for clarifying the doubts of an infected person. It enables the patients to take the next step. It would not be better to discuss the clinical procedure just after their diagnosis with the disease. It should be normally pushed to later time. First let them be prepared for the results, let them accept the truth. Moreover prepare them for accepting the truth or help them for that. Once it is done then the further process would be easier for the counselor as well as for the patient. It is essential to deliver them the basic information of the disease and how they should cope up with the disease further. It may make them stronger for the further step in life. Clear their each and every doubt regarding the disease. Talk about the consequences in positive manner.

Support for HIV infected persons would give them the inner strength to fight with the disease.