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Article About Slut Shaming
A myHIVteam Member asked a question 💭

I’m posting a article I came across about slut shaming and how dangerous it is for those of us with HIV and even those who are neg
https://www.thebody.com/article/attacked-on-gri...

In the articles author talks about how slut shaming pushes people back into the closet and ultimately makes it harder for them to talk about their sexual activities, make better sexual decisions and even seek medical care
But Prehaps the worst Consequences of slut shaming is what it does mentally to the… read more

posted May 4, 2021
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A myHIVteam Member

Good morning Tom and thank you for your question. Without offending anyone else I must agree with you. I for one have a high tolerance for sex and for those who are active. Whether you are a man or woman we need to express ourselves and to release that Sexual energy which medical science has proven to be very healthy for our immune systems and our overall well-being. Unfortunately and I say this with all respect when we become infected with HIV many of us shut that world off. We go inside ourselves in fear of infecting others and alienate those sexual feelings that we long for but yet constrict ourselves. Some of us live a life of celibacy and others are too afraid to even date. This stigma must end. We must embrace the love of the HIV we have inside us and understand its science and ourselves. Sex is a good thing whether you have it multiple times with multiple people or just one person in a lifetime We are here to support to embrace and not to judge. Thank you for your question Tom 🧡💛❤️💙💚♥️💜💓🌈👍🤗

posted May 4, 2021 (edited)
A myHIVteam Member

A very good subject, we as a committee need to stop bullying our own family. We all get enough from the outside. Slut shaming is as bad as bottom shaming. Personally I believe that jealousy and up bring are a big part of slut shamming the person seems to be getting more attention than the person doing the shamming and it makes them feel better about themselves to put others down. We are taught early on that having to many sex partners is a bad thing. Which I do not understand, its like saying you can only have one type of cloths or anything else. Why is it so bad to be close to people? That is the big question. I personal feel that it is bad to shame anyone, and when I caught myself doing it I stop and remember how I want to be treated. We all do it most of the time with out thinking about it " oh he is a big old bottom" like that was a bad thing without bottom's there would be no top's....! The problem stems from what we where taught and what we witness our parent's, family, and friends do as we grew up. We as a Society are cruel and do not look at mental health as a good thing, we believe mental health as evil, bad, crazy, and to go to a psychiatrists, counselors, or any other mental health profession you are broken, crazy, or worst. We are even really good at putting ourselves down. We do not even value are own life this is what leads people to kill them selves, they believe that they are not worth even life it self. I personally attempted to kill myself twice luckily I did not succeed I believe there was a tiny part of my that kept me from going all the way. So anyone here that is thinking about taking their own life please please reach out to someone you trust or me I will do my best for you or go here https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ there is help for you and the world would not be a better place with out you it would be emptier and less brighter without your light.

posted May 4, 2021
A myHIVteam Member

Yea I seen that in the passed where guys would tell other guys about u and u have all theys men calling u for sex and afterwards the men who had sex with u don't want anything to do with u , and u feel alone and ashamed, i,I, been threw that

posted May 4, 2021
A myHIVteam Member

💋💓♥️💚🧡💛💜💜🌈👍🤗

posted May 10, 2021
A myHIVteam Member

Gabriel you’re always so insightful!! Stigma and our socially engrained moral compass views promiscuity negatively. We are sexual creatures and I would like to see more open and judgement free conversations on sex. That’s part of ending the stigma.

posted May 9, 2021

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