Our most recent STI Interview is a submission which addresses living with genital herpes. It’s not easy to share one’s story – and it’s especially difficult to do it openly or with your photo attached. This interviewee wanted to take a stand with us, and she thought ‘coming out’ would be the best way for […]
Genital Herpes (or any other STI/STD) Won’t Stop You
A Genital Herpes Bucket List ~ Do you have an STI/STD? Do you have an STI and feel like life is over, things will never be the same, the universe hates you, and the world is simultaneously ending?!? If you answered yes to any of the above, I understand; nevertheless, I am here to tell […]
Anger & The Person Who Gave Me Genital Herpes / Scabies
Am I angry at the person who gave me genital herpes? No. Here’s why: Truthfully, I don’t remember EVER feeling angry about contracting an STI or even believing it was someone else’s fault. Shocked, scared, appalled, embarrassed? Definitely! Anger? No. I put myself “at risk” – I didn’t use barriers consistently or correctly, I didn’t […]
Our First External Interview – Genital Herpes – STI Interviews
This person has so graciously volunteered to be our first interview – yey!!! (And then, recently, she wrote a follow-up about how The STI Project has impacted her.) Thank you for sharing your story for The STI Project and for the many readers interested in hearing more. If you’d also like to share your story, […]
The STI Project is Underway!
As a post intended to welcome you to all things The STI Project, this will be short and sweet. Welcome, friends; take a look around. * This was the very first post originally written on March 13, 2012 as I was learning how to make a blog post, seeing what they looked like once posted […]