Feeling alone

[tanto]

When does this feeling end? I am so sad all the time. I can't stop feeling like I will be alone forever.

[Feelingconflicted]

It's hard, I know... Try to find a friend you can confide in. I hid my condition for a long time, but it really helps to talk it out.

[fonda]

Yeah, talk it out, join support groups, that helped me a lot. I dont think we will really ever get rid of the feeling, especially at night and alone. I was recently infected as well.

[tanto]

In an odd turn of events, I actually started dating the guy that I believe unknowingly exposed me. We had some trouble when we tried to date before but now being here for each other has helped us both. Things are looking up.

 

Good luck to you fonda. I really think and believe it gets easier.

[Poorbear13]

I am too. I just found out yesterday I have Herpes

[tanto]

Keep your head up. I found out just a month ago. No outbreaks at all but it's still there. Not an easy diagnosis to get. Each day seems to get easier.

[jaee4]

I found out 3 months ago and it's the hardest thing to deal with. Sometimes you feel lost alone.

[tanto]

It's not easy. I just keep hope that it will get easier with each and everyday. Seems sureal since I haven't had any symptoms

[CaliDreamin]

I found out 3 weeks ago. I feel like after accepting it I will be able to move past it. I have gotten through every other thing in my life as hard as it may have been and I'm still here. This will just be another hoop to jump. This too shall pass.

[BattleScarredAmazon]

You all are smart for getting here and joining the group so quickly. I was diagnosed nine months ago and I dealt with all of the initial emotions and fallout basically on my own and with the support of a small group of friends, none of whom have it. Realizing after nearly a year that I really need to talk to other people who have walked in my figurative shoes feels like a pretty epic facepalm.

 

You're going to have good days and bad days, but it DOES get better. You realize who's worth your time and who's not. You realize that all the crappy things people assume and perpetuate are stupid and mostly untrue. You educate yourself and if you get the chance, you educate others and you make the world a little bit smarter. You pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and make the conscious decision that your life is not over.