“How I Learned to Love Again After Rejection — A Story of Healing and Self-Worth”

For three years, I carried a hidden weight that no one could see — the sting of rejection, the emptiness of loneliness, and the shame that followed me each time I tried to open my heart.
At 28, I went in for a routine medical check-up and got news that changed everything. I had tested positive for HIV. I still remember sitting in that clinic chair, watching the nurse speak softly, but all I could hear was silence. The fear, the stigma, the confusion — it all hit me at once like a wave.
I turned the blame inward. I wept for nights. And even though I stayed healthy, followed my treatment, and lived carefully, it was the way people looked at me — their judgment — that hurt more than anything. To Read More, Tap here
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