If you're not comfortable identifying yourself, I totally understand.
On November 9th of this year, I was diagnosed with HSV2, genital herpes. I'm not entirely sure which partner I got it from, but it is most likely my most recent ex/the first man I ever fell in love with. My symptoms started showing within four days of having sexual contact with him. We used a condom, but I still contracted it. Could still be someone else, but the timing just seems...well, suspect.
Anyway, long story short, I hadn't seen him in seven years, and then we saw each other again, had sex, I got herpes, he still never went and got tested, our relationship then ended for different reasons, and well...here I am.
I want to be more open about it since it is such a common STD to get. I was immediately put on anti-virals and it helped my outbreak and I haven't had an outbreak in over a month now. I've had a teeny little flare up, but I've been taking a lot of vitamins to combat the virus itself and keep my immunity tip top. I've even been trying to make gradual diet changes to better my body.
If you're comfortable talking about it, I'd love to have a discussion with you about it. Or you can message me privately if you want advice. I became a mild expert within a few days. I cannot harbor anger for the person who gave it to me. He and I both hadn't been responsible enough to get regular STD screenings in the last several years. So it would be hypocritical of me to be upset with him for something I wasn't even doing. He legitimately didn't know he had it.
I do have a sexual partner now. Just a friend with benefits. I'd been attracted to him since before my ex and I got together. It got worse, and finally when it came to a head and I couldn't handle it anymore, I broke up with my ex (we had SO many issues, too), and told this person that I had herpes and couldn't sleep with him. Welp. He has it, too. Contracted it about 8 years ago when he was my age (I'm 27), took the anti-virals only a few times in his life so far and has only had the first outbreak. He was lucky that his was only two little spots...I was not so lucky. I suffered for about three weeks.
I do really want to work on getting rid of the negative stigma around genital herpes. It may not be curable, but it IS treatable and manageable and it doesn't make anyone dirty, disgusting, gross, unclean...nothing like that.
If you need a friend to talk to about it, I am here.
On November 9th of this year, I was diagnosed with HSV2, genital herpes. I'm not entirely sure which partner I got it from, but it is most likely my most recent ex/the first man I ever fell in love with. My symptoms started showing within four days of having sexual contact with him. We used a condom, but I still contracted it. Could still be someone else, but the timing just seems...well, suspect.
Anyway, long story short, I hadn't seen him in seven years, and then we saw each other again, had sex, I got herpes, he still never went and got tested, our relationship then ended for different reasons, and well...here I am.
I want to be more open about it since it is such a common STD to get. I was immediately put on anti-virals and it helped my outbreak and I haven't had an outbreak in over a month now. I've had a teeny little flare up, but I've been taking a lot of vitamins to combat the virus itself and keep my immunity tip top. I've even been trying to make gradual diet changes to better my body.
If you're comfortable talking about it, I'd love to have a discussion with you about it. Or you can message me privately if you want advice. I became a mild expert within a few days. I cannot harbor anger for the person who gave it to me. He and I both hadn't been responsible enough to get regular STD screenings in the last several years. So it would be hypocritical of me to be upset with him for something I wasn't even doing. He legitimately didn't know he had it.
I do have a sexual partner now. Just a friend with benefits. I'd been attracted to him since before my ex and I got together. It got worse, and finally when it came to a head and I couldn't handle it anymore, I broke up with my ex (we had SO many issues, too), and told this person that I had herpes and couldn't sleep with him. Welp. He has it, too. Contracted it about 8 years ago when he was my age (I'm 27), took the anti-virals only a few times in his life so far and has only had the first outbreak. He was lucky that his was only two little spots...I was not so lucky. I suffered for about three weeks.
I do really want to work on getting rid of the negative stigma around genital herpes. It may not be curable, but it IS treatable and manageable and it doesn't make anyone dirty, disgusting, gross, unclean...nothing like that.
If you need a friend to talk to about it, I am here.
