I'm always optimistic about my future.
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I felt alienated from myself because of being gay/bisexual.
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I often felt it was best to avoid personal or social involvement with other gay/bisexual men
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I wanted to get professional help in order to change my sexual orientation from gay/bisexual to straight.
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I wished that I could develop more erotic feelings about women.
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If someone had offered me the chance to be completely heterosexual, I would have accepted the chance.
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I was punched, kicked, or beaten because I am, or was thought to be, gay or bisexual
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I don't know (because I am, or was thought to be, gay or bisexual)
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Not Applicable (Because I am, or was thought to be, gay or bisexual)
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None of the above happened to me in the past 12 months because I am, or was thought to be, gay or bisexual
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None of the above happened to me in the past 12 months because of my race/ethnicity
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Prefer not to say (because I am, or was thought to be, gay or bisexual)
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I felt that being gay/bisexual was a personal shortcoming for me.
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I was threatened with physical violence because I am, or was thought to be, gay or bisexual
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I was threatened with physical violence because of my race/ethnicity
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I had an object thrown at me because I am, or was thought to be, gay or bisexual
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I was verbally insulted (yelled at, criticized) because I am, or was thought to be, gay or bisexual
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I was verbally insulted (yelled at, criticized) because of my race/ethnicity
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I was threatened with a knife, gun, or another weapon because I am, or was thought to be, gay or bisexual
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I was threatened with a knife, gun, or another weapon because of my race/ethnicity
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Please rate your pain by indicating the one number that best describes your pain on the average
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Please rate your pain by indicating the one number that best describes your pain at its least in the last week
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In the past week, have you used any treatments or medications for your pain? (Please include only medications, not treatments such as massage or acupuncture.)
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Please rate your pain by indicating the one number that tells how much pain you have right now
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Throughout our lives, most of us have had pain from time to time (such as minor headaches, sprains, and toothaches). Have you had pain other than these everyday kinds of pain during the last week?
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In the past week, how much relief have you gotten from pain treatments or medications used? Please indicate the one percentage that most shows how much relief you have received. (Please include relief you have received from medications only; do not include relief you have received from treatments such as massage or acupuncture.)
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Please rate your pain by indicating the one number that best describes your pain at its worst in the last week
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signed official papers about the kind of medical care you would want if you wereseriously ill or dying?
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signed official papers about how much flexibility to give your decision maker?
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signed official papers naming a person or group to make medical decisions for you?
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The number of times each day I am supposed to take my HIV medicines is too often.
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The number of times each day I am supposed to take my pills is too often.
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Political activities (helping political parties, political movements, election campaigns, etc.)
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