They can talk to you about medications and how to get by on limited resources. If you are lonely, scared or isolated, go to an HIV support group for a while. Take an HIV-positive friend out for coffee. We all belong to each other and describe ourselves socially, looking for what we have in common with others and so we can belong with them. Communities are made up of people who feel the same about each other, have common beliefs and values, usually sharing the same practices and customs.
Social support is community and identity.
Anybody can get it. So it's easy to misunderstand each other when we are all so different. So don't judge or be disrespectful of others. Learn to recognize this as a form of abuse. When you get HIV you learn a lot more about yourself and about people and communities who are different.