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My friend was raped by a bunch of guys. Now she's pregnant and she also has AIDS because of them. She's anemic which means she's already really tired all the time and gets short of breathe really easily. Well lately she's been really tired, like more than usual and it's really scaring me. Her parents don't know about what happened to her, they really don't care about her she's basically living with me. My parents take care of her and we give her a place to stay. She has a job but lately she's been skipping it and she just seems really tired. It's like she's a completely different person. She'll usually try to do things and not let the fact that she's anemic stop her but she hasn't been doing anything lately and she seems really sick. She says that it's just her anemia but I'm not really sure. My question is could she just be like this because of the anemia or could it be something else? I don't know that much about AIDS so could she be dying from it and that's why she seems so exhausted and sick all the time?
Please help me I'm really worried about her.
Sarah (link)
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AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome. In 1983, researchers identified the cause of AIDS—a virus that they named HIV for human immunodeficiency virus. HIV is a retrovirus—a virus that carries its genetic information in RNA, rather than DNA. HIV turned out to be a deadly and efficient virus for two reasons. First, HIV evades the defenses of the immune system. Second, HIV attacks key cells in the immune system, destroying the body's defenses and leaving the body with no protection against other pathogens.
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My brother died a week ago and at first I didn't do anything it was like I couldn't think or function at all. Then I just cried for like a day. Now it's like he's all I can think about. I lived with him. My parents died when I was really little and my brother basically raised me. I've always cut but not as bad as I have been lately. It's like I can't stop everday when I get home from school I cut all day in school I think about my brother and it makes me want to cut. My friend knows about my brother but she doesn't know about the cutting. I'm scared to tell her because I dont' want to be put somewhere or have to go to a shrink. I really like cutting. I've heard some bad stuff about it but I just don't see why it's so bad. I know that she'll see the bad side of it and try to stop me or get me "help" but I don't need it or want it. I know my friend and I feel about not telling her the truth so should I tell my friend what I've been doing or should I just keep it a secret? (link)
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I know what it's like to cut and want to cut and be so depressed that nothing seems like its worth it. I've attempted suicide and had to be taken to the hospital because my cuts were so deep. I was placed in a psych ward for observation and i ended up there for 2 weeks. It was scary at first but i knew i needed to be there. It took a lot of guts to say that i needed help. Being in the hospital was a wake up call for me. I'm definately NOT saying attempting suicide is the answer, it's not. Therapy does work for many people, and it's not such a bad thing. It really can help, not so much by convincing you cutting is wrong but that you can be happy and by being happy you won't want to cut. It's hard at first but after the first week or so it'll start to get easier.They might prescribe you something to help alleviate the symptoms of depression and the side effects can be weird but the happiness afterwards is so incredibly worth it. I haven't cut for 2 years and i can't be happier to be alive. I am so glad I didn't die that night, i have a whole life ahead of me and i've barely begun to experiance it. I've learned to accept that pain is a part of life and that it's ok to feel sad or depressed but those moments are so worth the joy that is felt afterwards. You have a whole life ahead of you and a friend who really cares, if you can't ask for help yourself having your friend say something to a counselor/etc. can really help. I really hope you can get the help you need and become happy again. Good luck!
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