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For many people living with HIV, the hardest part is how others react. ShareWell has free online support groups for people living with long-term illness, which you can join from home and where you decide what to share.
Understanding hiv
With treatment, HIV is a long-term condition that many people live with for decades. For many people the harder parts are social: stigma, deciding who to tell, dating, and for long-term survivors, grief and growing older.
How peer support helps with hiv
Peer support can help with HIV because stigma causes many people to keep their status secret, and secrecy is lonely. A supportive group can be one place where you do not have to hide.
What hiv groups often cover
- Deciding who to tell and when
- Dating and relationships
- Stigma from family, community or health care
- Growing older with HIV
ShareWell groups are peer support and do not give medical advice, so please keep working with your care team on anything about diagnosis or treatment. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
Who these groups may help
- People living with HIV, newly diagnosed or long term
- People who have told very few others
- Long-term survivors
Related topics
These topics often connect with hiv and may offer another helpful angle, language, or support space.
Frequently asked questions
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Do I have to say that I have HIV?
Are there other groups I might like?
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