WATCH: It's 101 Days Since My HIV Diagnosis

In this video, Laxton explains how he feels much better after ceasing to take a supplement he took along with his Atripla medication once he realized that he was feeling depressed. He also shares how he has had a positive experience by working with a support program where he has talked with other HIV positive men, and AIDS survivors in a safe environment.  

“Get engaged in your community wherever you’re at because when we surround ourselves with like-people, with people that understand us, then it’s easy for us to open up,” Laxton explains. “But if we bottle up everything inside, stay in our rooms, stay in our homes, and we act like we’re just outcasts of society then that’s what we’ll become.”