Managing Hepatitis B During Acute Phase to Clear the Virus: A True Story of Hope, Change, and Healing
It was spring 2020 , the time of the Holi festival in India. Like many others, I was preparing to travel back home to celebrate with my family. While waiting for confirmation of my train ticket, I stayed at a friend’s room—enjoying holidays filled with music, drinks, smoking , and yes, substance use . Back then, I didn’t think much about my health. I was young, energetic, and felt invincible . Until one night, someone noticed something odd. The journey of battling with Hepatitis B that transformed me—mentally, emotionally, and physically. A reminder that healing begins with hope and circumstances make the man. “Your eyes look too yellow. You should get a blood test.” That sentence changed everything. I looked in the mirror. They were right—my eyes had turned yellow . I shrugged it off as jaundice . I stopped drinking for a few days, thinking it would clear up. But it didn’t. In fact, it got worse. The Shocking Diagnosis: Hepatitis B Positive Out of fear, I turned to Google an...