What do I do Now?

[lipglossqueen]

@jaz26 Hi i 30 years old and i been living with this for 6 months. I found out i had it and was so ashame. I called my sister and told her and she was like she'll love me for me and to keep my head up and take good care of urself. Im close to my sister and mother. I had to sit my mom down and let her know. If u dont want to tell then u dont have too. Just remember ur not alone and i know how it feels to want to do harmful things to urself. I cried and thought about cutting myself but this guy came to me and sat me down told me that its going to be ok and he was living with hsv 1 and 2. I felt kinda ok so i always pray and ask God to help me thru the days cause without it i been lost. Im happy there are sites like this i can come on and know im not alone with this. I read and asked my doctor is there a cure and was told no. BUt they are finding ways to cure this and HIV. Just be happy that ur alive cause its alot of people in worst matters then we are. Im taking valtrex daily and it helps out i do have symptoms. Stressing urself will bring out a outbreak. So try to keep ur stress down some. If u need someone to talk to or whatever i am here if u want to reach out to me. Showing love from wisconsin :)

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`recall feeling better after my first support group meeting. rarely attend but knowing the group exits & that i can attend is reassuring. also feel this site helps me cope, despite how dead it seems to me and how little i have interacted with others i write to and am written from.

i was motivated to join in cause reading some of you listing your harmful feelings and suggestions that we need to stick together was itself helpfull in my efforts to cope with the same desires.

also, no real problem w/ people saying how good they are doing but i often feel it is easy 4 those with partners to say keep your head up when they still have someone 2 keep them warm at night. more so, i feel that as entitled as someone is 2 say it is important to stay positive. i feel no less entitiled to feel that my life is indeed over. 1 important note is i still believe parents r responsible 4 raising children even if they feel no reason to live themselves. with no kid(or plans 4 1) of my own, that does not help me

[sush33]

I found out I had herpes after my daughter was born 5 yrs ago. I was dating her father for 2 yrs and found out he cheated on me with numerous women, which is how I got the disease in the first place. He is the only person in my life who knows of my situation and I only talk to him maybe twice a year. I've wanted to tell my sisters and mom so many times, but I don't want their opinion of me to change. I haven't dated for almost 3 yrs and honestly don't see how I can or how anyone would want me. I guess all I can do is leave it in God's hands...

[missunderstood2]

`ive been living with herpes since i was 15 so around 5 years and i and i can tell u it gets better i havent really dated anyone in 5 years but u learn to live with it ...i always look at it this way if he really like u then he will except that part of u ive had one bf who excepted it n who took alot of precautions when we were intimate so i wouldnt give it to him there r ppl out there that will except it you just have to find the right one ..