People with Herpes and HPV

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Al - 15 Nov 2005 02:50 GMT

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

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Angela S. - 15 Nov 2005 03:00 GMT

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 :)

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Al - 15 Nov 2005 03:57 GMT

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

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