“I just found out my partner has herpes. We had unprotected sex yesterday. I feel like my mind is spiraling.”
“I’m a 25-year-old woman and I just got diagnosed with HSV-2. I thought it was a bad yeast infection, but the hospital confirmed it today. I’ve been sitting in limbo ever since, unsure of what to do, what to say, who to talk to.
If you’ve ever opened up about herpes only to be met with laughter, silence, or disbelief, you’re not alone. At that moment, the courage it takes to ask, the pain that follows, can feel heavier than the diagnosis itself.