What are the common psychological reactions of HIV-infected people?

  Psychological reactions to a significant and sudden event may vary depending on various factors such as quality, life experience, situation, and social support system. However, after learning of a positive HIV test result, the majority of people go through three stages of psychological reactions.  1. The first stage is in crisis, which is a holistic reaction involving both physical and psychological aspects. First is the psychological functional damage and reduced motivation, as shown in: ① cognitive function; focus on life and death, dilemma, feeling that life is meaningless, etc., thinking rote reasoning ability is reduced, feeling that the brain is a mess. (ii) Emotional and emotional abnormalities: shock, denial, sadness or irritability, impulsiveness or expressionlessness, dullness. ③Behavioral passivity: lack of mental energy, negative emotions can not be self-control, weakness, or too impulsive. 2, a few days after the second stage (if you can not get effective crisis intervention and psychological support) most people will obviously appear anxiety and depression, feel weakness, pain, shortness of breath, indigestion, loss of appetite, insomnia, dizziness, etc., often experience a sense of helplessness, loneliness, guilt, loss of self-esteem, reluctance to They often experience feelings of helplessness, loneliness, guilt, loss of self-esteem, and reluctance to interact with others. In this stage, suicide may occur at any time due to loss of confidence in life and future.3. In the third stage, after 6-8 weeks of crisis, although the symptoms of crisis are relieved, HIV-infected patients will face problems such as social pressure and rejection, economic and concerns and worries about their own health changes, psychological anxiety and depression will recur, social efficacy will be withdrawn, and they will be self-closed, and they especially need care They need special care and support.