The emotional impact of discovering that you have herpes or HIV can, for some people, outweigh the physical health issues one has to deal with.
Many people have found out that they have herpes from a partner or former partner who has not been open about their health condition, and the sense of betrayal can be [...]
Posts under ‘Ask the Counsellor’
Helping to heal the wounds of mistrust and betrayal
Is it safe to meet people online?
Q. What is you view of online dating? I have not done this before and am concerned about people on the site. It is hard for me to meet new people in my work and this seems like a good idea.
But reading a description and not knowing someone leads me to be uncertain.
Do you think there [...]
Learning how to trust again
Q. Hi, I’ve just joined this site and discovered that I have a real issue with trust.
My x partner gave me herpes and I had no idea he had it. He said he did not know and must have been asymptomatic but I am not sure I believe him. Everyone on this site obviously has [...]
Parents reject me because of HIV
Q. My parents are very cold to me since I told them I was hiv positive. They said I was irresponsible and let them down.
I am successful in every aspect of my life but do not have a partner. Their rejection has hurt but as they get older I realise I need to sort out [...]
Help. This guy does not want to meet
I have messaged and texted a guy on this site. He writes a lot about himself and tells me all kinds things you would only tell someone really close to you, but he doesn’t want to talk on the phone.
He says he really likes me and loves our messages and has even talked about us [...]
