Doctor Herpes

Question:

Hiya! I was wondering if anyone has noticed that there appears to be a closeness for people with herpes and hpv to want to know others with herpes? I noticed this compared to other people with illnesses and was wondering why? I am kind of guilty of the same logic: I joined Picking Up the Pieces, post on alt.support.herpes, and I think I also joined Beantown Friends and another Living with Herpes group, etc. There’s another group that’s kind of humorous called Planet-H and I think I joined this also. I don’t have any other std’s or HIV but just through observations I haven’t seen these people really cling or share stories like people with herpes and hpv. Its kind of weird due to the statistics: Herpes Simplex oral: 65% Herpes Simplex genital: 20% Epstein Barr: 80% Chicken pox/shingles virus: 90% HPV: 22% Since I have all of the above and I am sure most people have 3-4 on this list is almost like everyone should be part of the herpes social groups when you think about it. Just my thoughts… Al

Response:

I think folks have a tendency to congregate towards individuals and groups that they have a common bond with or share a common interest or goal. If we didn’t have herpes or know somebody that has herpes or wondered about herpes would we even be interested in such forums? Probably not as much.. I think folks that have HIV are probably interested in contacting others with HIV. Pregnant Mom’s like myself are probably interested in being in touch with other pregnant Mom’s-to-be. Folks that have depression probably reach out to others that suffer from depression.. and the list can go on and on. It’s great to see you so involved in many different types of herpes and hpv support groups Al because this will give you a well rounded view of things as you see them during your recovery process. It’s all good! Angela — Instant Message Anyone? Yahoo! Messenger – yoshi2me http://www.yoshi2me.com/ http://www.herpes-help.blogspot.com/ http://yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hiya! I was wondering if anyone has noticed that there appears to be a closeness for people with herpes and hpv to want to know others with herpes? I noticed this compared to other people with illnesses and was wondering why? I am kind of guilty of the same logic: I joined Picking Up the Pieces, post on alt.support.herpes, and I think I also joined Beantown Friends and another Living with Herpes group, etc. There’s another group that’s kind of humorous called Planet-H and I think I joined this also. I don’t have any other std’s or HIV but just through observations I haven’t seen these people really cling or share stories like people with herpes and hpv. Its kind of weird due to the statistics: Herpes Simplex oral: 65% Herpes Simplex genital: 20% Epstein Barr: 80% Chicken pox/shingles virus: 90% HPV: 22% Since I have all of the above and I am sure most people have 3-4 on this list is almost like everyone should be part of the herpes social groups when you think about it. Just my thoughts… Al

Response:

I have pretty much healed myself physically at least not doing anywhere as badly as a while back. The outbreaks I do get are pretty short even though they are frequent. Mentally I am still trying to get past some of the social issues with depression and other aspects of living with herpes/hpv. Besides myself I know 4 other people personally who also have genital herpes, so its pretty common I suppose. I think herpes and hpv have definitely contributed to my own depression, but I’m dealing with it. Al

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I think folks have a tendency to congregate towards individuals and groups that they have a common bond with or share a common interest or goal. If we didn’t have herpes or know somebody that has herpes or wondered about herpes would we even be interested in such forums? Probably not as much.. I think folks that have HIV are probably interested in contacting others with HIV. Pregnant Mom’s like myself are probably interested in being in touch with other pregnant Mom’s-to-be. Folks that have depression probably reach out to others that suffer from depression.. and the list can go on and on. It’s great to see you so involved in many different types of herpes and hpv support groups Al because this will give you a well rounded view of things as you see them during your recovery process. It’s all good! Angela — Instant Message Anyone? Yahoo! Messenger – yoshi2me http://www.yoshi2me.com/ http://www.herpes-help.blogspot.com/ http://yoshi2me.com/phpbb/index.php

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