Herpes & HPV- what to do?????

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25/09/2002 | 18:53 | מאת: sheli

Hi- (I am writing in English here but you can respond in Hebrew too - Thanks!) I am 26 years old and was recently diagnosed with Genital Herpes and HPV. As you can imagine, I was devastated and thought my life is over. What is also devastating to me is the way I got it. What happend was not suppose to happen but I couldn't do anything about it. Now I have to deal with it for the rest of my life and I'm not so sure I can do it. For months I am walking around with great discomfort. I cannot focus on anything and have no desire to do anything but stay home all day. I know that many people deal with this problem and I'm not the first but it's still very hard. My family has been there for me and have supported me very much. I know they try to help me but I know I need to help myself the most. There is one other problem... I am currently in touch with a "bachur" for about 9 months now. He lives in Israel and I am in the U.S. I haven't told him about this yet because I'm not so sure there is any future with him but I feel terrible about it. I dont' want to hide anything from him but at the same time I dont really want to talk about it over the phone and would rather tell him face to face. It has continuously gotten more serious and we even talked about marriage. Part of me wants to end the relationship because of my disease because I know it is very hard to accept and I could spare him the trouble. At the same time, I know that I am a good person and that this didn't change who I am and who he met back then. And don't I also deserve to live happily? We had talked in the past about meeting each other again but recently the idea is up in the air. So, what do I do? Do I wait to see whether there is even a chance with him or just tell him flat out over the phone? If anyone can help me or give any advise I would really appreciate it! (you can respond in hebrew too)

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שלום רב, כללית, היה לי קשה להבין את הפנייה שלך. הפחד והבושה שלך ממה שנדבקת ממנו מובן, וסיוע להורדת רמת החרדה אכן נדרש לך, אך עדיין לא ברור לי אם זה צריך היות ממישהו מתחום הרפואה, או ממישהו מתחום הפסיכולוגיה או הפסיכיאטריה. בנוסף, לא ניתן היה להבין את הנושא נוסף שעסקת בו, וזה עניין הקשר עם הבחור בארץ. פני אלי במייל האישי (הקלקה על שמי המוכחל) עם כל העניין, בניסוח מחודש, ואוכל להפנות אותך לאתר/ים שבהם תוכלי למצוא את אנשי המקצוע שיסייעו לך. כל טוב, ד"ר יוסי אברהם

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