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Where is everyone from?

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jessb1738
jessb1738

Hi everyone!

Just curious to know where everyone is from in the world? And how the stigma of herpes is?

I'm from the UK

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  • nichola78335
    nichola78335 jessb1738

    Posted

    Hi Jess, I'm from the UK also! I think there are many people from the US, not so many from the UK. I think there is a pretty big stigma regarding herpes in the UK, only last night one of my friends made a nasty comment about herpes (they don't know I have it. Genital HSV1 😕)
    • jessb1738
      jessb1738 nichola78335

      Posted

      Finally someone from the UK lol! ... Yeah I think quite a few people are from the US and hardly anyone from UK on here makes me feel so alone... Oh wow really what did they say?

      One of my friends made a comment about Herpes too we was in a club and in the toilets it was really busy so we went into the same cubicle together and she started putting toilet tissue on the seat before she sat down and I laughing I said what are you doing! She replied I don't wanna catch herpes ew! So I awkwardly laughed ... She doesn't know I gave HSV2

  • les01719
    les01719 jessb1738

    Posted

    I'm from CT. It's looked at like leprosy here. It's actually ridiculous. People accept cold sores with no problem. But the same thing on the genitals makes us unclean monsters.
    • itsok2015
      itsok2015 les01719

      Posted

      From Canada here. It's the same here. Although a lot of the friends I've told have been so understanding, so I'm grateful of them.
  • alejandra53512
    alejandra53512 jessb1738

    Posted

    From California, my experience so far...my friend sthat know are very accepting and even tell me its not a big deal.

    I feel herpes still has a negative stigma around here but a lot of people are still understanding of it.

  • nichola78335
    nichola78335 jessb1738

    Posted

    Hey! Well, we went out for cocktails (I KNOW, I totally know how to live on a Monday night 😆) And I said to her 'here try mine' this was before I'd tasted any, so she said the same to me, but added 'but you can't if you've got any form of herpes!' I too awkwardly laughed. I've not told a soul that I've got it, well apart from my Mum, who loves me anyway and is totally accepting. And my Husband, who we suspect gave it to me 😔
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