Results: What would be your reaction be to a close friend or someone your close to you tell you they were HIV+.
Published on 11/05/2015
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What would be your reaction be to a close friend or someone your close to you tell you they were HIV+. Understand and not judge.
85%
1616 votes
Stop being there friend.
5%
104 votes
Tell everybody you know.
6%
119 votes
Other (please specify)
6%
109 votes
Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
---|---|---|
1.03% | 20 | |
not sure | 0.36% | 7 |
n/a | 0.31% | 6 |
na | 0.21% | 4 |
unsure | 0.15% | 3 |
freak out | 0.10% | 2 |
depends on how they got it | 0.10% | 2 |
no idea | 0.10% | 2 |
don't know | 0.10% | 2 |
not sure how i would react. | 0.05% | 1 |
love them | 0.05% | 1 |
i do not have any one in my life that is involved with the same sex but if it was from a person that had a blood transfusion i would be very causious but very supportive of them and there family | 0.05% | 1 |
listen whenever they need me to do so. | 0.05% | 1 |
pray with them | 0.05% | 1 |
pray for them. | 0.05% | 1 |
i do not know how i would act | 0.05% | 1 |
bea good friend and help if necessary | 0.05% | 1 |
be supportive | 0.05% | 1 |
undecided | 0.05% | 1 |
not sure, depends on the person | 0.05% | 1 |
not sure how i would react. depends on person. | 0.05% | 1 |
love them anyway (miss you both p and r!) | 0.05% | 1 |
no comment. | 0.05% | 1 |
be their friend and help in some way | 0.05% | 1 |
don't know what i would do | 0.05% | 1 |
support them with my prayers | 0.05% | 1 |
tell anyone you know who may sleep with that person | 0.05% | 1 |
i dnt knw | 0.05% | 1 |
be angry and sad that they were sick and be there to support them | 0.05% | 1 |
i'm not sure | 0.05% | 1 |
cry and be heartbroken | 0.05% | 1 |
i would certainly stand by my friend. hiv is not necessarily a drug or gay disease. | 0.05% | 1 |
offer support. | 0.05% | 1 |
uhm...what the fuck?? | 0.05% | 1 |
cry, in private, away from them- although it's not the death sentence it was. | 0.05% | 1 |
be curious re how that happened! | 0.05% | 1 |
surprised but still love them | 0.05% | 1 |
depends | 0.05% | 1 |
fear and compassion | 0.05% | 1 |
gave them more love... been through this, with a male friend.... he fought the battle, for a very long time.... i miss him dearly... | 0.05% | 1 |
fg | 0.05% | 1 |
very sad for them, and be there for my friend | 0.05% | 1 |
i would be shocked | 0.05% | 1 |
love them. | 0.05% | 1 |
depends on the friend and i would be shocked and saddned. | 0.05% | 1 |
understand but at the same give space and be careful not to exchange blood or sex with each other in any kind of way. he/she would not even get to eat or drink off the same plate as me if just for a sip or bite. | 0.05% | 1 |
can't speculate. | 0.05% | 1 |
tell them that today it's possible to live a full life even with that diagnosis. | 0.05% | 1 |
sadness | 0.05% | 1 |
but | 0.05% | 1 |
worry about them | 0.05% | 1 |
need more information | 0.05% | 1 |
don't know how i'd react | 0.05% | 1 |
be as supportive as ever | 0.05% | 1 |
dont know | 0.05% | 1 |
accept but not approve of the lifestyle | 0.05% | 1 |
i would feel bad for them | 0.05% | 1 |
still be friends but no physical contact of any kind | 0.05% | 1 |
still be their friend | 0.05% | 1 |
help them through as best i can | 0.05% | 1 |
get them help | 0.05% | 1 |
i can tell you honestly that it would really depend on how they contracted it . if they got it from using dirty needles or having sex with the same sex then im sorry i would not want anything to do with them . | 0.05% | 1 |
careful around them | 0.05% | 1 |
try to support although i'd wonder how they contracted it | 0.05% | 1 |
ask them if they had gotten help. | 0.05% | 1 |
avoidance. | 0.05% | 1 |
seek info as to how it happened. | 0.05% | 1 |
pray | 0.05% | 1 |
cut their head off | 0.05% | 1 |
i'd be so sad for them, and try to help as much as possible, provide support | 0.05% | 1 |
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