Something Positive for Positive People

Never settle in a relationship. Despite being diagnosed with herpes, you shouldn’t make yourself be somewhere you don’t want to be. You don’t have to stay because of feelings of unworthiness.

While rare, I think it’s important to share this story and its emphasis on the importance to disclose your status to your sexual partners at least.

Testing for herpes is not recommended by the CDC for a variety of reasons. Potential misdiagnosis is one of those reasons.

This was my first interview with a couple who met through support group events. Each one shares their experience of their diagnosis prior to meeting each other in addition to showing us their sex life isn't over.

Our guest shares her experience getting back into the dating world after a divorce and really beginning to explore her sexuality to find out she is hsv positive.

Our guest from this episode introduced me to pansexuality, what it means to be kinky, what non-binary is and for the first time, brought the pronoun conversation to me. Herpes positive, polyamorous and pansexual, our guest talks about the role having HSV plays in their sex life.

Trigger warning - Our guest talks about having been drugged and raped leading to their positive HSV diagnosis. Please take care of yourself as you listen to this episode and understand the main takeaway here is to treat the trauma.

This is the very first episode of the podcast, Something Positive for Positive People where I began this journey interviewing people living with herpes about their experiences navigating the world after their positive hsv diagnosis. This interview features Amy and the sound quality has gotten way better over time I promise, so bear with me.