What next?

If you've just found out that you have HIV, you might feel that you need to put some parts of your life on hold. You may feel that there’s so much to adjust to, and come to terms with, that some things are less of a priority at the moment.

You can have it all

It’s important to remember, though, that while you are living with HIV you can have a sex life, relationships, a career and children. You might not have to start taking medication for several years. Many people who have HIV live a life that is as full as they lived before their diagnosis, if not fuller in some ways.

Where THT fits in

When you feel ready you might want to start looking at what’s next. We can help you through this time, and over the following years.

We can:

• support you by phone, now and at any time
• refer you to counsellors who can help you cope with the changes in your life
• put you in touch with groups where you’ll learn tips for living with HIV day-to-day and meet other people in the same position as you
• provide advice on employment, benefits, housing, immigration, debt, community care and the current legal situation around transmission of HIV
• talk to you about any aspects of living with HIV you want to discuss, which might include discrimination, disclosure, treatments, complementary therapies, safer sex, accessing healthcare, managing side-effects, confidentiality, relationships, diet, having a family or travelling
• refer you to services run by THT, such as counselling, and signpost you to services run by other organisations

Eventually you might even join a support group and share your experiences, which can benefit both you and other people living with HIV.

How to get in touch with us

You can call THT Direct on 0845 1221 200 between 10am and 10pm on Monday to Friday, and from 12 noon to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday.

Find out more about THT Direct and how we can help.