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I've been depressed for a week straight. just diagnosed with GH. feel like I'm losing myself.

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alex22531
alex22531

Hi everyone .. I am struggling to come to grips with having GH. I was just diagnosed 4 days ago and it's been the hardest four days of my life. I haven't been able to leave my house or even go to work. I feel as if my life is coming to an end and I'm petrified of my love life. I have been with my boyfriend for over three years now. We have a beautiful house together and love eachother greatly. I came right out and told him the day I was diagnosed and he didn't hesitate to say "I'll always love you this won't change anything between us" but I'm having the hardest time believing him. I'm with holding almost all my affection because I believe our sex life is now going to suffer. I don't know how I contracted this, I'm 23 and have only been with two men in my entire life. Both of which were long term relationships. I'm a complete disaster I don't know what to do please, someone give me advice. I'm falling apart.

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  • jen77628
    jen77628 alex22531

    Posted

    Hey everyone.

    So I also have recently been diagnosed with HSV - not sure what strain yet. I have also had it for about 4 days now and it's becoming pretty unbearable! My issue is though that I am usually clean shaven down there, and now because I have the sores I can't shave and the hairs are growing back and now poking into the sores! Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can relieve my pain??

    • alex22531
      alex22531 jen77628

      Posted

      Definitely try not to touch it because that'll irritate it. My doctor gave me lidocaine cream and I also took warm baths with salt and that helped with the pain and discomfort.

  • emily13068
    emily13068 alex22531

    Posted

    Did either partner get cold sores? That can be transmitted via oral sex and give you genital herpes. That's how I got it.

    • alex22531
      alex22531 emily13068

      Posted

      Not that I was ever aware of sad I was with my ex for 5 years and never saw anything. My boyfriend now I have been with for 4 years and he's never ever had one either. It's very possible either of them could have had it and not even know it themselves and given it to me 🙁 That's why it was so hard for me to deal with

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