I give up :(

[Britheboss]

I was recently diagnosed a week or two ago. I just don’t understand thus virus at all and I stay on Google all day trying to get answers. I have only had one outbreak which was only ONE small sore near my anus. So I’m not sure if I have HSV2 of the vagina or not. I’m just so lost and my doctors aren’t very helpful. I was already dealing with major depression and suicidal thoughts before this diagnosis and now it’s 10x worse. I just don’t want to be here anymore. 

 

I feel  like there is a cure for herpes out there but the pharmacy companies don’t want us to have it. It just makes me even more upset. 

[Xmk224]

Dont give up. Things will get better. The more we stay on google the more stressed we get. 

[swagdaddy]

Hey, don't worry. I was diagnosised within the same time frame. Mine was worst than just one bump haha. I've been bummed out too- I was getting ready to hangout with this really pretty girl I've been talking to since before I found out and I just took a deep breath and told her I got tested and found this out. She told me her sister also has it and she is totally being supportive. So that was really nice. 

In America 1/6 people got it below the waist. ONE OUT OF SIX!! I can't imagine what the numbers are globally or in a place like India.

 

The first out break is said to be the worst. If thats all you have, you're probably gonna be okay. Herpes is not a "disease" - maybe in the sense that is puts you out of your ease, but it's just a skin condition, you know? They say most people with HSV2 will have to deal with it about 5 times a year. That's like dealing with a pimple a couple times a year. It comes and goes.

Sure it might be a sexually contagious pimple, lol, but take precautions and be honest. The chances of transmission are low if you are on meds and using a condom (even though it is transmitted from skin). If you want to have sex, stay on your meds. If you arent having sex reguarly, take them 3 days before sex and 3 days after. I'm not a doctor! Hope this helps. 

 

Please do not kill yourself over a skin condition. The stigma is bad, I know, but it could be so much worse. Think of people with cancer, or paralyzed, or aids! Even death, i'd rather have herpes than lose someone I love and people lose loved ones every day. 

If you need to talk, send me a message sis

much love

 

i'm kinda a hippie and believe that a serious diet change/detox to control my inner eco system. i believe mama earth has the tools to heal us and help suffocate the virus and creating an environment that it cannot survive in. 1 in 6 people have this. Thats a lot of money for the big drug companies!! been reading a lot about alkaline diet and oregano oil. look into it if you're interested! some people claim to have negative test after 3 months. not saying it's a cure, but it may be very well at controlling it

[Josephine W]

Hey there, I understand what you are going through. My world felt like it shattered that day on the doctors table. I’ll never forget going to my car and crying harder than I ever had in my life. If you could even call it that, it was more like a mix of screaming and aggressive crying. I didn’t go to work for three days because the sheer thought of it destroyed me..

But that feeling didn’t last forever. By the time I was on the 4th week of my second breakout I challenged myself to look at it differently. To not let it define me and instead try and find the silver lining. That silver lining became me learning to listen to my body and take care of myself, to change my diet, work hard to control my stress, start working out more frequently, and just to be kinder to myself. 

If anyone had told me to find the silver lining in the first month I wouldn’t have been able to do it. But it is possible with time. You will find your peace with this in your own way and your own time. Seek support where you can, you don’t have to be alone in this.