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3:28 p.m.
2003-03-13
Psych Discussion
Sorry to make a new entry about this. I hate updating twice in one day. It just wasn't showing up before as an edit.
2:00 PM: So the Lit paper is done. It's not good, but it's done. Lit and Psych and Shakespeare are done. I feel pretty well relieved. Now, we just have the psych and ISP finals, and Winter is over. Thank God.
It was a very informative day in psych. We had a physician talk to us about HIV, and some people our age who are infected told us a little about their experiences. I pray I never end up in their shoes. They're just acting normally, like any other person would, but what one girl said struck me.
She said that she was alone now. Well, mostly alone. She isn't dating and is avoided in the dating arena. She's lost a lot of friends, and doesn't have many people to connect to.
I'd think I wouldn't be that way. If someone I knew came to me and said they were HIV positive, I'd hope I'd be able to say, "Yeah, okay, so what are we doing this weekend?" I think I'd be able to. I didn't feel weirded out by the speakers' presence or anything, so I don't see why I would if I knew them better. What I'm more worried about is if people would still stick by me if I were. I doubt I am, but what if. Would it be the same as if it were cancer, and people would support and visit hospitals and whatever else? Or would I be like this girl, losing my boyfriend, losing my friends, being ostracized by some of the family, and having to deal with many things alone? It's something I hope I never have to face.
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