I think I learned about it two years ago. It was hard. It was hard to grasp the feeling of having HIV, at first. It felt difficult. I felt sad and bad. I didn’t wanna open up to anyone about it. Then, I opened up to a family member when I was overthinking about having it. When she had accepted me, then it felt a little easier. Then, it felt easier to open up to friends about it, and then felt—it just felt easier, person by person, opening up about it. Then, I was just a little bit more motivated with taking medication on time and daily. The thought, in the back of my head, about just having it, it brings me down little bit. (White male age 23 - 104503C.doc)