I have no more will to live
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I went to get tested for STDs last week. I hadn't been sexually active in over 4 months now but I was reading an article about HIV and suddenly became paranoid. I hadn't gotten tested after I broke up with my last ex so being the paranoid person that I am, I went to get tested.
When I was at the lab, the lab technician said that my doctor ordered for me to get an HSV test but I had to pay $165. She also said that there was a free one. We called our doctor to ask him if I needed the paid one or if I can do the free one. The difference between the two was that the paid one tells you where you have it, and if it is type 1 or 2, and the free one doesn't. Anyway, I ended up getting the free one.
A week passed by and I received a call from my doctor. I was freaking out. I knew somethong was wrong. I tested negative for all STDs but he said that I had HSV infection in the past. He said that since I got the free test, we don't know whether or not it's type 1 or 2. I was in shock. I knew nothing about herpes and thought that I can just take antibiotics for it. My world started ro crumble when he said that I will have it for life. I was so confused. I asked him more about it. The frustrating thing was when I asked him what I should do (I tried to be calm but I was shooting bricks) and he asked me if I ever had cold sores in my mouth or blisters in my genital area. I told him I never had any of those. He simply said, "well, then you don't need to worry about it."
Wtheck?! How can I not worry about this? A part of me wishes that I hadn't gone to get tested because this has now seriously affected me. Before I received the news, I was living a happy life and was really excited about getting into the university that I liked. Now I don't have a will to live. I don't see the point. I know that I will never be truly happy anymore and I cannot fully accept myself. I really want to die. All my hopes and dreams have died already.
I don't know when I got this and who gave it to me. It's so hard to believe because I had been living my life worrying about other HIV and other STIs and didn't even think about HSV. I never had symptoms and I've never been with anyone that had symptoms either. I have no one to talk to and I pretend I'm fine because I don't want to burden my family and friends but deep inside I just really want to die.
I do not know what type of HSV I have because I do not have symptoms and I took the free blood test where they don't tell you what type you have. I can't believe my doctor would tell me not to worry about this. It has only been a day and I have already suffered a lot.
Part of me wants to believe that I had a false positive result. I have been reading stuff online which says that blood tests, especially non-specific ones, can result in false positives. I have chicken pox vaccine and was exposed to chicken pox during the time that I got tested because I work at a daycare and there was a chickenpox outbreak. Some experts say that chicken pox can result in a cross-reaction with blood tests.
At the end of the day though, my blood test said I have HSV. It doesn't really matter what type it is and that I don't get any outbreaks. It has already sucked the life out of me. Everything in me has died and I just want my body to die too. No one can accept me now because of this, and I find it hard to accept myself as well. I really wish that I won't wake up from my sleep. I don't want to live anymore.
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Vanityfayre gloom
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gloom Vanityfayre
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I do not know what type I have because I got a non-specific test and have shown no symptoms in my entire life. However, this has really affected my life dramatically. I have lost will and hope for all the things that I was excited for in the future. I am not suffering from anything physical but I am suffering from the psychological effects of this.
I cannot live a normal carefree life anymore because of this. It's always in the back of my mind, holding me back from doing the things that I love. I have been in bed for 4 days now. I have barely slept and eaten. I haven't gone to work and I really see no point in everything anymore.
I wish someone can help me because I cannot help myself anymore. I just want to give up but I can never bring myself to commit suicide.
gijane gloom
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gloom gijane
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I just can't believe that this has happened to me. Until now, I don't know what HSV type I have because the test I took does not specify it. I have been reading a lot about this online especially with regards to false positive test results. I don't know what my chances are of receiving a false positive result. I am really scared and depressed. All the things that I was excited for in the near future just doesn't seem to elicit any hopes for me anymore. I can't believe my doctor would just simply tell me not to worry about it since we don't know what type it is, I don't have symptoms, and that I am not in a relationship/sexually active right now.
It is really affecting how I see my future. Well, to phrase it better, I do not see any future for me anymore. Like, I wouldn't want to date anymore, and I have lost my strong will and want to go to University. I just don't know how to cope. I'm really lost right now and I don't know what to believe. A part of me believes that I really don't have it but it has already greatly affected my life in a very negative way. I don't know where to go from here.
victor15056 gloom
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gloom victor15056
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I don't know what type of HSV I have because I got the non-specific blood test and I never had any symptoms. A part of me believes that I got a false positive test because I have read many things online regarding that matter.
I just don't know what to do now. I don't know how I should live my life. I have lost interest in having fun and working hard for my future due to this. Outwardly though, I act normal. It's very difficult. I wish I had known better before it was too late. I am jealous of the people who were able to escape this virus. I am truly devastated right now.
gloom
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gary73522 gloom
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