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This is my diagnosis story.

I was with a guy for almost a year and we were doing great. Things got rough as my mental health started to go south. We broke up and then tried to work on us. It ended up with me losing feelings because of things he said when we broke up. Almost a week after we broke up for good I got my first outbreak. I was confused, hurt, upset, and angry. I went to my OBGYN and got tested to be sure. When it came back that I was HSV2 positive. I called up my ex and told him and he didn’t seem surprised. My personal beliefs is that in our breakup he slept with someone and didn’t tell me and that’s where it came from, but I can’t prove that.

I’ve been, poorly, dealing with it for half a year and I’m terrified of dating, rejection, and for what my future holds. I know it’s not a huge thing but the fact that the stigma is so bad I fear no person would look past it. This page is just going to be where I post vents/ stories/ motivation (for me or any one who comes across this) /and reposts.

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Just so everyone knows, you are so much more than your herpes. You are still beautiful. You are still a loving daughter, a fantastic friend, a supportive brother, a goofy dad. People still love you, your true friends are not going to cut you off, a significant other who truly loves you is not going to leave you.

If someone doesn’t want to be in your life because of a rash you get sometimes then you don’t want them in your life anyways! Surround yourself with your true friends, your true loves, because they’re going to love you no matter what.