This is going to be one hard adventure.

by Arianna
(Boise, Idaho)

When i was younger, i would always tell myself that getting an STD isn't gonna happen to me. Well later on down the road, i got Chlamydia. This was only a little after two years of loosing my virginity. That there, told me that for now on i need to play safer now that I'm clean of everything. Well, i still continued to be stupid, and things only got worse. I started to get a really bad itching sensation, and they slowly but surely progressed into little bumps, that started to scare me, a lot. Well, not to long after that, they started to burn, and i started to break out everywhere in the genitals. I knew what i had right then. Research did nothing for me, but scare me. So, finally i broke up a nerve to go in and talk to a professional, who actually knew what they were doing. They knew right away that i had herpes. They didn't even have to send in my results before they knew what i had, although, they still did of course. By law, i guess you have to tell the last couple partners that you have been with, what is going on. So i did just that. I was expecting a really lame, reaction. Like, getting cussed out, threatened and stuff like that, but it was nothing like i had expected. It was a relief to me, just to hear them both say that they are still here for me, which makes me think that one of the two knows that they had given it to me. Because, i was perfectly fine before i had slept with those specific two, and they were always on my suspicion list, just because they've been around the block with a bunch of different women. And to be honest with all who are reading this right now, i am only 16 years old. So when i say that this is going to be a crazy adventure, i mean it in every way. People say everything will be fine, and i can go on living my, life normally. But when it actually comes down to it, and I'm gonna wanna get married, and have kids, then I'm gonna have to break it to the one i love that i have herpes. It's going to be something that I've never had to do before, so I'm hoping it's not going to be as bad as i expected. Although, i feel relieved in a way, because i am going to try and turn this whole situation into something positive, and talking with other teens about how important you're health really is. It's just something you don't really realize until you get a lot of it taken from you.


Thank you for letting me talk about this. I haven't really got a chance to peak through here and read any of the other stories, but i wanted to get my perspective out there first. But yes, having herpes this young is really weird for me, considering none of my other really close friends have it, or anyone of my age for that matter. Although, I'm hoping i can set an example for those who don't know what it's like to have them, and understand the concept of why it's so important to use condoms, and to stay sad. (: