Repeatedly HIV Reactive?
The exact tests used vary from place to place, but the usual sequence of tests is something like this: The first test done is usually an EIA (ELISA) test, which is very sensitive but will sometimes be reactive even if you don't have HIV. If the first EIA is non reactive, the result is "HIV negative" and no further tests are done. If you get a reactive EIA initially, they then repeat it with a second EIA which looks for different HIV antibodies. If both tests are reactive this is called "repeatedly reactive". It sounds like only one of the tests they did on your blood was reactive. If you get a repeatedly reactive EIA they then go on to do a Western Blot, which is a more involved test that looks for ten or so different HIV antibodies in your blood. Only after this is done and if it shows "positive" would you consider the HIV test "positive". Among blood and plasma donors screened for HIV risk, a single reactive EIA with a non reactive repeat is unlikely to signify HIV infection. The problem comes for people with very early infection - say a couple of weeks - when you can get just one test reacting but not the other. They'll want to repeat the tests a little later just to make sure that's not what's happening.
When a guy repeats himself does it mean he likes you?
so im really good friends with a guy and we are both 13 and he is on my bus and lives down my street so we walk to and from the bus stop together everyday. in school i can sometimes see him starring at me from the corner of my eye. my friends even tell me when he stares at me. when i pass him in the hall he has this look on his face like he wants to tell me something yet he never does. im not sure but i think his eyes widen when he sees me around during school. the other day he was bragging about his detention for missing work. and after we walk to his house from the bus stop he always tells me to go on facebook to talk to him. i call him and he picks up at the second ring. he has been repeating stories he already told me in the same day. and he has been talking a little fast lately. he even told his friend to chat me saying that he said hi because he couldn't get on facebook because he was grounded. do you think he likes me? any advise?
How do you take back something really mean you just said to someone?
Start by being clear [in your own mind]* about why you said the thing you now regret, and own that. Meanness is weak. It comes from a bad place that you need not indulge - think on how that happened. Don't do that again.Apologies require a certain bravery. It's easy to ignore your gaff, or play it off like you don't care, but you do. I'm so glad you do.*edit for clarity: you should be aware of your own motives, but you should NOT burden the person you offended with your reasons, intentions, rationalizations, justifications, and musings on the state of modern society that contributed to your gaffe. It's not their problem.Sincerely but concisely apologize. If the explanation would help, provide one, but keep it to a sentence or two - this is about you taking responsibility and minimizing offense. It is not a time for your victim to hear your protracted confession.Please don't say, "I didn't think you could hear me." That may be true, but suggests that the person's reputation wouldn't be safe with you - if that was true at the time, make sure it's not going to be true going forward. Repent.Once you clarify that you know you said something unkind, regret it, and apologize, stop there. Be humble. Accept whatever they hand back to you, because you're sincerely sorry for what you did. Don't try to justify, further defend, or minimize what happened. Just say what you need to say - that you're sorry and regret what you did, and then stop. This last bit is where many apologies go wrong...the apologizing party puts their foot in it and doesn't know how to stop. Just stop talking.Once the offended party responds, you should be able to determine the next step. That typically falls into the "are we okay?" transition to reconciliation, or the "respect their space" contrite retreat. If it's not the former, it's the latter. The latter feels rotten, but doing the right thing now will leave room for reconciliation later. Put some daylight between you and your error and let them come around if/when they're ready.I know it feels terrible to discover you've been the source of offense. It's not the end of days, though. Everyone finds themselves in your shoes at one time or another. Be brave - it'll pass.
I find myself always asking people to repeat themselves, then I realized what they said seconds later. Why is that?
I find myself always asking people to repeat themselves, then I realized what they said seconds later. Why is that?ADHD manifests itself in a number of different ways. I think it's possible that this is another one of those ways.As someone with ADHD, one of the challenges I face is "staying in the present." By that I mean, paying attention to what's happening at the exact moment that I'm experiencing it rather than letting my mind wander off to something else.I find that I still have problems with this. For example yesterday, I picked up my prescriptions from the pharmacy and the pharmacist asked for my ID. I handed her my debit card. I heard her and I knew what she had asked but my mind was somewhere else. It's easy to say to somebody with ADHD, "You just need to pay attention to what you're doing." But to somebody who has ADHD, that objective is a goal, not a reality.But now I have another problem. I played lead guitar in rock 'n' roll bands through high school and college and even a while full-time after college. My hearing has been damaged so that now I've noticed that I am turning into my father.I took care of my him for the last five years of his life and his hearing was very poor. If I asked him a question, I always knew what his answer would be, "What?"I try to be a little more polite about it. I say something like, “Would you please repeat that?" If I am with someone and have to say that more than twice, I will sometimes expand it to something like this, “My apologies. My hearing is not very good. Would you please repeat that?" I realize that it's a lot more words but it is significantly less blunt than, “What?”
What is correct and why? "Could you say it again? I wasn't listening\didn't listen."?
I think it would help if you broke it down a little. "Could you say it again? I WAS not LISTENING," vs. "Could you say it again? I DID not LISTEN." So the words you need to focus on are WAS vs. DID, and LISTEN vs. WAS NOT LISTENING. 'LISTEN' is in the present tense. 'WAS NOT LISTENING' is past tense. Since the speaker is referencing that in the recent past, (probably the within the last minute) that they were not listening to someone, and need them to repeat the question, you need to use past tense. Follow the link below for help on WAS vs. DID.
Is saying "come again?" when asking someone to repeat something rude?
I work part time at an ice cream shop. (it is in NO WAY a posh place) When i asked my customer to repeat their order by saying "come again?"... my boss told me she had never heard anyone using that before and told me i was being rude to the customer. what do u think?
2.5 year old boy cant answer questions?
Okay, so they don't talk to him and he couldn't really hear until 6 months ago. It may be frustrating,but for you to expect him to answer you is very unrealistic. He doesn't understand what you are asking so how can he respond? Yes, you should mention to mom and dad that mabye they could get him in with a speech therapist. If mom and dad actually talked with him, I wouldn't suggest that as he is just now able to hear properly, but without the stimulation and conversation at home, he needs it. He will probably be another six months to a year before being able to converse with good clarity and comprehension. The meaning of all these words is unclear to him, so of course he's gonna look at you like you're crazy. Just talk to him. Tell him everything you are doing, name everything he touches and things you give him. He'll get there