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“I didn’t want it to stop, I wanted more sex, I had a disease and I chose sex as a fuel to make me happy……..My bipolar was driven toward sex. It could have been driven towards drugs and alcohol, or gambling. I found sex was the biggest high to fuel my mania, which is common with bipolar people." - Suzy Favor Hamilton  In 2011, several years after retiring from a long career of professional running, 47 years old Suzy Favor Hamilton, a three-time Olympian, began began working for Vegas escort agency Haley Heston Private Collection as Kelly Lundy, Favor Hamilton had tried to conceal her real identity. Her rates were advertised as $600 for one hour , $1,000 for two, $4,000 for 12 and $6,000 (£3,875) for 24 hours. She made hundreds and sometimes thousands of dollars per hour as she worked semi-anonymously. One of her clients wrote: 'She is worth every penny. I will go bankrupt before I stop seeing her. I hope no one else goes to see her, because I want her all to myself.' Howev...

" When it came to the escorting that I fell into, I wanted to be number one. I didn't want to settle for just being the average escort, I wanted to be the number one escort." - Suzy Favor Hamilton Mental illness is a very sensitive issue among cultures because of many related factors. But one thing is for sure; Mental illness does not discriminate. It can affect people of any age, income or educational level, and cultural background.  To say Mental illness is silent crisis is an understatement. The story of Suzy Favor Hamilton buttresses this fact. She was a three-time Olympian. A runner with big-time sponsorship deals. A mother and a wife. But she shocked the world when a reporter exposed her double life as one the most sort after escorts. The Olympic runner describes taking five clients in one day while working as a Las Vegas call girl-. No one could fathom how she got "that low". Is i t the psychological demands of high-level sport?  Could it be mental illne...

3 minutes Read 51%  HIV testing reach is limited; only an estimated 51% of people with HIV know their infection status-(WHO)  About 25 per cent of the 35 million people globally estimated to be living with HIV were not aware of their infection, because of a lack of testing. 1.2 million People in the United States, 71,300 in Canada# (Public Health Agency of Canada's website) and 3.4 million in Nigeria (UNAIDS). Today, we live in fragile communities where inequities can persist when essential services don’t reach the people in need. To change this dynamic we must quicken the pace of action. We know that strengthening local services to reach key populations will lead to healthier and more resilient societies.* CHTS is one of the integrative ways to meet the Sustainable Development Goals of ending the AIDS pandemic by 2030. CHTS is designed to reach key populations right at their door steps. Related Story; 6 reasons you should Get Tested for HIV. What is HTS? HIV testing services ...

 3 minutes Read #STOPtheSTIGMA #KnowYourHIVstatus #TheTIMEtoACTisNOW Illness of any kind can be psychologically overwhelming; be it HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis. Shock, disbelief/denial, confusion, shame, anger, isolation,depression, anxiety, substance abuse and stigma/discrimination and suicide/suicidal attempt or thoughts are some of the psychological effects reported with PLWHA(People Living with HIV/AIDS).  Do you know that an estimated 2.5 million people are living with HIV? Yet 30–50% are unaware of their HIV status at the European Region*. If you live the European Region make use of this opportunity to get tested and know your HIV status. "This year, European Testing Week (20–27 November 2015) comes at an important time as it provide opportunities for exploring effective ways of increasing awareness and access to testing, including the integration of hepatitis testing into existing HIV testing services and vice versa, where appropriate*." HIV Status More than 709 organisati...

Actor  Sheen  tells the world he's HIV-positive after spending  millions to keep it secret   "Having HIV is not yet free of bigotry and hatred by other people, even though it is much, much less than 30 years ago  when Rock Hudson first declared his HIV status "- Dr. Philip Berger, the medical director at the Inner City Health Program St. Michael's Hospital Toronto. Shock, disbelief/denial, confusion, shame, anger, isolation,depression, anxiety, substance abuse and stigma/discrimination and suicide/suicidal attempt or thoughts are some of the psychological effects reported with PLWHA(People Living with HIV/AIDS). However, it is my submission that on-going post-counselling and follow-up effective follow-up of referrals for persons who test HIV positive during HIV Testing Services (HTS) will provide the much needed psychosocial support for PLWHA. Treatment intervention for PLWHA is most effective with an aggressive care and support component. This will en...

  #Action Plan #raisethealarm #BreakthatSilenceNOW #TakeYourDignityBack #STOPtheABUSEnoW My heart bled almost literally when I heard about the pathetic,undignified and traumatic serial sexual molestation of  4year old Rebbecca by her biological father right under her mother and 7year old brother's watch. Words could not describe how i felt when her mother returned Rebbecca back to her torturer father after initial escape;  Folake said;  "But had to go back because of the pregnancy and that was when I had a set of twins for him.” (*Click here see related story; Father Rapes Daughters ) To Folake, her husband had turned a new leaf and would never do such a despicable act again, but unknown to her, other things had been going on without her knowledge. She said the straw that broke the camel’s back happened on July 17, 2015 when she caught him molesting her daughter again the same way he did before.  To Find out  possible reasons why it took Folake, th...