Why I Survive AIDS [Paperback]

Niro Asistent Markoff (Author), Paul Duffy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1991

In 1985, therapist Niro Asistent tested HIV positive. Facing what many saw as a death sentence, Niro created her own programme of emotional therapy, daily meditation, and healthy diet and exercise. Since 1986, she has tested HIV negative. In this personal account of struggle, Asistent shows how she turned fear, shame, denial and anger into strength, self-acceptance and courage that then gave her the power to heal herself. She desribes the specific techniques she used from journal keeping, meditation, and emotional self-therapy to the vital benefits of sound nutrition and daily exercise, to the importance of setting new priorities. Niro Markoff Asistent is the founding Director of SHARE (The Foundation for the Self Healing AIDS Related Experiment).

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Essentially a self-help book, this is Asistent's story of her recovery from AIDS-Related Complex and her subsequent work with People With AIDS (PWAs) to challenge the belief that AIDS is always fatal. Part 1 is autobiographical and lays the foundation for the second half, which addresses the self-healing process as she sees it. Asistent's change from HIV-positive to HIV-negative is minimally addressed and summarized through the notion of allowing healing to happen--there is no silver bullet. Therapists and PWAs will find the second part more useful because of the discussion of the healing process and the exercises that are included. Recommended for large public libraries and AIDS collections.
- John W. King, Univ. of Maryland Libs., College Park
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 250 pages
• Publisher: Fireside (September 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671683527
• ISBN-13: 978-0671683528
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,902,673 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creating a life that heals, March 29, 2000

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J. W. O'Neal "Ion" (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Why I Survive AIDS (Paperback)

As a healthcare professional and as someone who has lost freinds and family to AIDS, I was greatly encouraged by this book. At one time, it was required reading by an English professor at Georgia State University. I know a person with AIDS now, whom after reading it, found important information and encouragement to continue living successfully and fully with HIV illness for over 14+ years! A must reading for anyone who wants to retain control of their own life while facing any health challenge. People do not die of AIDS. They die of the fear of inevitable death, pervasive misinformation, and a surrender to the medical and pharmaceutical establishment. This book is a powerful witness to a woman's battle to rob death, personal healing, and triumph over what is seen as a endless or hopeless battle. It is good reading whether you have a life threatening illness or not because it is a true story about hope and personal empowerment!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Why I survive aides Niro Markoff Assisent, March 3, 2010

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This review is from: Why I Survive AIDS (Paperback)

Every so often you come across a book that stands way out from the crowd this is one of them. Niro's journey speaks to all of us and her courage is remarkable and her book is inspiring and inspirational to read. It certainly challenges us to look at your limited belief's about what is possible.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Once again, December 28, 2005

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Josquin Desprez "Joseph" (as part of the earth) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Why I Survive AIDS (Paperback)

Once again someone who believes that the human condition is divine and that we can change our lives ourselves shows that life doesn't have the limitation put on to it by people who are scared of thinking for themselves...or is it that these people want to control life in order to profit from it, or is it that these people want to make themselves out to be victims to avoid taking responsability for the fact that they can change their lives themselves? Don't be a victim, decide that you can change your life yourself and the tools you need will come your way. What you get by making yourself out to be a victim just remains a vicious cycle.