A quick search through my inbox indicates that around 10% of all the interviews we’ve done mention considering suicide or suicide attempts after a herpes diagnosis, and in the case of this interviewee, after a malicious and intentional HSV2 transmission. The good news is, the vast majority of all herpes transmissions are not malicious or […]
HSV2 – 3 of My Friends Have it Too – STI Interviews
Thank goodness for interviews like this! All of the perspectives shared on The STI Project are anonymous, authentic, and absolutely necessary, but I love to see the progression that happens after the initial shock and shame. While every experience in our life alters our perspective and changes how we view subsequent related events, that change […]
I Have HSV2! *does golf clap*
Stop the presses, people; I have herpes – genital herpes – and more specifically, I have the herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2)! Enthusiasm and exclamation marks intended. No, but, really, I’ve actually known I’ve had herpes for years and years (14, as of the date of this post)…. So, why this post in the […]
STI/STD Testing Windows – When To Get Tested for STDs
STI/STD Testing Windows When it comes to STI/STDs and specifically, STI/STD testing windows, you want to make sure you’re testing at the right time – lest you receive a false negative or positive, right? If you have an STI/STD, you want to know with certainty so you can treat it or start managing it, and […]
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, […]
People Who Love People with STIs – STI Interviews
Do you know someone with a sexually transmitted infection or disease? Do you love them and would you like to share your story? The STI Project wants to hear from you too!!! If you’d like to participate, answer the below questions about the person you love in advance and send them to us via the […]