Particularly refreshing is this reader’s ability to, after just a month’s time, decide she’s not going to let her herpes diagnosis bring her down. Instead, she’s already choosing to focus on the positive aspects her diagnosis has elicited, which include, but are not limited to, improved health, and a renewed appreciation for the little things. […]
HSV2 – This is My Life Now – STI Interviews
This interview came in as an anonymous submission via the contact form after the interviewee found The STI Project’s website and also happened upon an article we wrote for Take Part, which, was syndicated by Yahoo News. As we spent the first part of this year working on external outreach, it’s delightful to hear our efforts were […]
I Have HSV2! *does golf clap*
Stop the presses, people; I have herpes – genital herpes – and more specifically, I have the herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV2)! Enthusiasm and exclamation marks intended. No, but, really, I’ve actually known I’ve had herpes for years and years (14, as of the date of this post)…. So, why this post in the […]
The STI Project Forecast: Mostly Great with a Chance of Awesome
Being smack dab in the middle of hurricane season and all, I thought it’d be fun to parlay my update for The STI Project into a little bit of weather chatter. Brilliant, right?!?! Maybe not. However, it’s entertaining for the moment, so, I’m going with it. As always, I’ve plenty of things to share with […]
Living 28 Years with Genital Herpes – STI Interviews
This was an anonymous submission via the contact form. I found this interview incredibly interesting as it reflects a lot of the feelings one initially experiences upon learning they have contracted an STI/STD, yet, for this person, some of those same emotions prevail even 28 years later. Living with an STI is different for everyone, […]
Herpes – Contracting an STD Never Even Crossed My Mind – STI Interviews
Living with herpes is not easy – heck, contracting or living with any STI/STD is not easy. It’s that simple; it’s tough. Despite the large portion of positive messages I write on The STI Project, there’s no way around how one feels in the first days, months, or even years after contracting an STI/STD. As […]
What Does Herpes Look Like – Pictures of STIs/STDs
Pictures of STIs/STDs When looking for pictures of STIs/STDs on google or any other search engine, you’re bound to come across incredibly graphic, disgusting, and down right scary pictures of STDs. While these pictures are sometimes real depictions of specific STIs/STDs, they are often the very worst case scenarios and can be meant to scare […]
Dr. Awkward and the Not-So-Awesome Genital Herpes Diagnosis
So far, The STI Project’s spent a lot of time writing about the positive aspects around contracting an STI/STD (See: The Top 5 Reasons Living With an STI/STD Has Positively Influenced My Life, for example), and how it doesn’t have to hinder opportunities and relationships, but to be truly authentic as I’m encouraging all of […]