Friday 20 May 2016

'Hiding HIV caused me to go off the rails' Charlie Sheen opens up on diagnosis

CHARLIE Sheen has opened up about living with HIV, admitting keeping the disease a secret caused him to go "off the rails."


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The star went public with his condition last November during a live TV appearance – admitting he had known his situation for around four years.
Speaking frankly about the diagnosis, the actor said: "I'm doing really well.
"It was hard to deal with at first and really difficult to maintain the secrecy behind it as a lot of folks took advance of my condition and tried to exploit and blackmail me.
"The fact I was hiding the news that made me go off the rails there was something happening every day.
"It was an auto response as a way to deal with it – I stopped seeing myself as a victim and saw myself as a potential hero for others.
"I have just accepted that this is now a part of my life and it is a lot easier to live with."
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"The fact I was hiding the news that made me go off the rails there was something happening every day.
"It was an auto response as a way to deal with it – I stopped seeing myself as a victim and saw myself as a potential hero for others.
"I have just accepted that this is now a part of my life and it is a lot easier to live with."
However, despite admitting the virus initially knocked him back, Charlie says he is determined to fight the condition.
"I am actually involved with a FTA trial where it is going to change the immediate landscape of HIV treatment," he continued to the Sheffield Star.
"It's a shot once a week compared to taking pills every day - I'm in my third week of it now and I feel fantastic.
"We are heading past treatment phase on it and approaching a cure.
"It is a reality check, when I was diagnosed I was like, 'holy s***, how did we wind up here?'"

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