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(1) DO YOU WANT TO HELP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV? You can! Visit http://aidsvideos.org/trans... to learn how. We especially need volunteers fluent in languages other than English to translate scripts and/or proofread translations.
(2) DO YOU THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE HIV/AIDS OR NEED PERSONAL MEDICAL ADVICE? Please see a doctor, ask them, and get tested for HIV. Read http://aidsvideos.org/sympt... for more.
(3) DO YOU THINK YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED TO HIV OR BE AT RISK OF HIV? Please see a doctor, ask them, and get tested for HIV. Read http://aidsvideos.org/risk.... for more.
(4) DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT HIV/AIDS? Please see: http://aidsvideos.org/myths..., http://aidsvideos.org/myths..., http://www.avert.org/, http://www.projectinform.org/, http://cdc.gov/hiv/, http://www.cdcnpin.org/
(5) DO YOU WANT TO ASK A QUESTION BY PHONE? In the U.S., call CDC National Prevention Information Network at 1-800-458-5231, M-F, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (ET). Elsewhere, see http://www.thebody.com/inde...
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(8) ARE YOU SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING SUICIDE? Go immediately to the nearest emergency room, tell them you're feeling suicidal, and ask to be evaluated.
(9) ARE YOU FEELING DEPRESSED OR HAVING OCCASIONAL SUICIDAL THOUGHTS?
a) Call a counseling lifeline in your country. You can find an international list here: http://www.befrienders.org/...
b) Make an appointment with a medical doctor (M.D.) ASAP. (Explain to the scheduling person that it's urgent regarding feelings of depression and suicide and that you need to be seen soon, in days rather than weeks. Ask them to try to squeeze you into the schedule somewhere.) Tell the doctor about your suicidal feelings. Ask whether an antidepressant would be right for you. Ask for a referral to a psychiatrist who can do counseling and medication management. If you are having alcohol or substance abuse problems, ask for referral to a treatment program. If you are having trouble sleeping, ask the doctor whether a prescription sleeping aid would be right for you.
c) Call the mental health providers who your doctor referred you to and make an initial appointment to be evaluated. Interview two or three until you find one who you think you have a good chemistry with.
d) Read the book "Feeling Good" by David Burns, M.D. Do the exercises in the book. It's a good explanation for ordinary people like us of cognitive behavioral psychology, a form of therapy that has been shown to be safe and effective for depression in controlled clinical trials. It helped me deal with stress in my life; it may help you as well.
e) Studies have shown that regular exercise may be as effective as psychotherapy for the treatment of depression. Exercise at least three times per week for at least 30 minutes each. Brisk walking is a fine way to exercise, for example.
f) Eat three healthy meals on a regular schedule each day.
g) Sleep on a regular schedule. This will make it easier to fall asleep and stay asleep.
h) Call friends and ask to have lunch or coffee.
i) If your family relationship is OK, communicate with your family.
j) Find a volunteer activity that's meaningful to you and get involved. It will put meaning into your life, distract you from your problems, give you the satisfaction of helping others, and cause you to meet other good people and make new friends.
k) Find a community activity that's fun and get involved. It could be sports, art, exercise, hiking, nature trail conservation, whatever you like. Again, this will entertain you and cause you to meet others with shared interests and make new friends.

I comment on YouTube as user AIDSvideos, film many of the videos for AIDSvideos.org, and coauthor some of the video scripts. For the avoidance of any doubt, I am solely responsible for all comments made by user AIDSvideos on YouTube. In making these comments, I'm speaking only for myself as a layperson, and not on behalf of anyone else. I do not have any relevant scientific or medical training, degrees, or certification, and I definitely don't give personal medical advice. Whoever you are, make sure you get an annual medical checkup (and get tested for HIV at that time), and if you have any health concerns, make an appointment with a medical doctor right away. If you think you may have been exposed to HIV/AIDS or might be showing symptoms of that or any other disease, please make an appointment with a medical doctor, discuss your concerns, and get tested. For more about me, see http://www.AIDSvideos.org/a...