Yes! I started out being bi-sexual. I started out using condoms. Trust & lust got me caught up. I let my guard down. It’s really hurtful when you become vulnerable to you partner and tell them and give them your all, body, mind & soul and they use it against you I ended up losing everything most importantly my health. I really wanted to hurt that guy like he hurt me however that wasn’t the correct way to handle it. I had so much anger. I’m better now although I’m reminded of what I experienced every day when I wake up. The more my health declines I get frustrated. It’s a work in progress staying positive. I have good days & I have bad days.

No.
Behavior is Behavior and had nothing to do with HIV for me.
I am a human and do and have done human things to include behaviors.
I am happy with my past, present and look forward to a thriving future

I had night sweats for years before 2021. That's what made me get a test done then. So I knew for years that I was Poz but it layed dormant for years. I knew my risk of having unprotected sex. But it's my preference. When I got with my husband, i knew he was Poz, but I was Poz friendly. It didn't bother me. So my Diagnosis wasn't a shock too me.

The only thing I would change.
Is the behavior?
HIV actually saved my life.
Because it was a wake up call. I was addicted to sex
I had a lot of fun catching the virus. But I wouldn't change anything it is what it is, and I'm doing much better.
I stop drinking, I stopped sleeping around. Recently, I stopped therapy after 30 years. I'm a deacon the church. I found a man that loves me for me. I was diagnosed in 1992 two, and I'm about to have an anniversary in November. I've had HIV over half my lifetime. I'm very proud to be a member of this group. All of you are warriors in my opinion. Thank you all have a wonderful day 😊.

It was a part of my coming Out. Even though I was 22, I was still a "babe in the woods". By the end of the following year, I was HIV+. If I hadn't come Out, no matter how confusing, I would have been in a worse place. HIV is not the worst thing that can happen, even in 1987.