ProSouthie➕

DX: Sept 2024 | BaselineCD4: 266|879|658 UD: Nov 2024, Aug 2025| Corp Slave | dump account of random kalat and thoughts

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

***how did we get here: a 🧵

It was a blur and vivid at the same time. Sabi nga nila, hindi kaagad mag si-sink in sayo ang nangyari, maybe after a day or two, dun mo lang ma re-realize that “everything will never be the same again”

#plhiv #plhivdiaries

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

Happy hump Wednesday! Ang bilis ng araw😂😉😉 stay hydrated at mainit na naman 🔥🥵☀️

#PLHIVdiaries

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

🩵🤍🫂

[Dr. Deano @sexdoctordeano]

Why do smart people still get HIV?

One of the biggest misconceptions about HIV is that it only happens to irresponsible people. The reality is that many of the patients I diagnose are some of the most educated, successful, and accomplished people I have ever met. I've diagnosed CEOs, lawyers, engineers, healthcare workers, and other doctors. HIV has never cared about how intelligent you are.

What HIV cares about is exposure.

In many ways, the people who have the most opportunities in life often have the most opportunities for exposure as well. If you're attractive, socially connected, successful, confident, and sexually active, you may simply encounter more situations where HIV transmission can occur. That's not a moral judgment. It's just statistics.

This is something we learned very early during the AIDS crisis. HIV didn't target the weakest members of our community. In many cases, it took some of the brightest, most talented, most creative, and most beloved people first. Entire generations of artists, activists, academics, professionals, and community leaders were lost. HIV was never a disease of intelligence. It was a disease of exposure.

What continues to drive HIV today is not a lack of intelligence. It's fear. It's shame. It's stigma. People delay testing because they're afraid of what they might find. People avoid PrEP because they're worried about being judged. People convince themselves that HIV happens to somebody else.

Until one day it doesn't.

The good news is that we are no longer living in the 1980s. We have tools that previous generations could only dream of. We have accurate testing. We have PrEP. We have highly effective treatment. We know that U=U. We have the ability to prevent HIV and, if diagnosed, allow people living with HIV to live long, healthy, normal lives.

The smartest thing you can do is not assume you're immune to HIV. The smartest thing you can do is know your status.

Get tested regularly. Protect yourself. Use PrEP if you're at risk. Have the sex you want to have and live the life you want to live.

— Sex Doctor Deano

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

@Equinox52026 🙋‍♂️cant DM u

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

@Equinox52026 🫂

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

Tara Horchata this weekend?🌊🏄☕️

#elyu #plhivdiaries

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

@bigPOS_sibility Approaching my 2nd year too🙂 challenging pa din until now, pero hindi kasing bigat nung first 6months.

Kapit lang tayo, 1 pill a day 💪

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

Opened the G app after such a long time… when did everyone turn into kids???😭

Ok let’s close the app na ulit 🤦🙃

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

These past few days, I’ve been overwhelmed by a mix of emotions: sadness, exhaustion, confusion, and a bit of regret.

But I’ve come to realize that I’ve made it through “heavier”emotions before. I know this will pass too,and I hope these “emotions” ease very soon.

#PLHIVdiaries

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

Too damn expensive for a Cà phê sữa đá 🫣🥲 sobrang OA naman nito sa Manila 😑

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

@superx82j 🫂 treasure that friend. You are lucky ;) give him/her a favor: stay healthy and be happy 🫶

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

I disclosed it to 2 people.

The first one, i thought i can trust everything but i can feel a little bit of stigma after i opened up. We’re still friends, but not as warm as it used to be

The other one, i “possibly” infected. Told him everything and that the best decision ever

[PozitiveReality @PozitiveReality]

I only shared my status with my cousin, and he's a nurse. That's right after I self-tested back in 2018. I had to tell someone, if not, i would've unalived myself. What about you? Kanino mo na-share status mo?

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

@ls12130299 You’ll never know what reaction you’ll get. Akala ko nung una the first one will understand and, yung 2nd will hate me until the end. Reverse pala

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

@yabyab2024 Parang ang hot nung naka “sablay” ;)

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

Uyyyy hurot na ang 🎉🍾😆😁😆😁 #iykyk

#PLHIVdiaries

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

@pochitib 🫂

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

If things are going rough lately, skedaddle and book that 🛫 😉

#PLHIVdiaries #PLHIV

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

@Jagg1688 🤗

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

Mood this Monday! 😤😂

[ProSouthie➕ @ProSouthie]

@FluffyRedFlippy 🫂🫂🫂