I’m 16 and have herpes 2
Posted on Friday, January 30th, 2009 at 6:00 PMThis young person wanted me to share their story with you.
well… Im 16 and have herpes 2. and heres my story…
I just had a baby and i felt so alone. I meet this guy and he was so amazing. He wanted to be with me even tho i had a kid. this guy made me so happy. we had are fights here and there but in the end we stuck by eachother and worked things out. I went to get my 6 month check up and got a HIV test done. i went back to the doctors 2 weeks later and found out that i didnt have HIV but i ended up with herpes.
Before i had the baby i got tested and didnt have it. so it had to be by the guy i was with. i didnt want to believe it. i wated till the doctor left the room and the moment she closed the door, i cry my heart out. i didnt know what to do. so i wiped off my face and walked out of the room like nothing was wrong. i got in the car with my mom and looked at her and started crying. i told her and she couldnt say a word. We started driving and she started yelling. telling me that i should of listened to her. i felt so small, bc i knew she was right.
i called the guy i was with and told him i need to talk to him, so he said he would stop by. i wait and wait and he never called and never came by. so i went to his house the next day, and told him. He looked so shocked, and i didnt know what to say. he ended up freaking out, then he broke up with me. i felt like getting hit by a bus.
i just wanted my old life back. i look back and think of everything i did, and none of it i was proud of. and now i have to life the rest of my life knowing that i have this. its been about a month and i come to see that this is part of me and i have to life with that. i still wonder want would of happened if i would of never met that guy or if i was smart enough to use protection like my mother told me. but i cant keep looking back i have to move on with my life. and thats want i intend to do.
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Thank you for sharing this story. No person (especially a young person) should have to feel so alone in this world for making a mistake like that. This is why it is so important to stay strong as advocates and fight for comprehensive sexual education and talking to teens about healthy relationships. So many adults forget what it was like to be a teenager–wanting to grow up so fast and to be loved. I hope that this young woman finds love and begins to love herself again because although she has an incurable virus, she can still go on to live the way she wants to a be successful. She just needs access to the right resources and support for her family and friends. I hope she finds that.
Hi Linsey,
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a positive comment.
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i know how u felt about 3 months ago i found out i have herpes i whish i had never know when i found out i call my husband and told him he was like ook! then he started treating me like i am nothing he started telling people that i have herpes its so embarrassing now he wants a divorce i’m so alone and its hurting really bad i really feel like life is over . but i know i need to be strong.
WOW. Your husband sounds like a BIG JERK.
I’ve got to agree with Angela’s BIG JERK diagnosis. How does he know he doesn’t have it and you got it from him? If you end up divorcing him, I hope you can take him to the cleaners. In my book, he gets lots of bad karma for this, if nothing else.