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The Shame Game
How Herpes Distorts Our Identity
I remember once hearing that we never actually see ourselves, only reflections of ourselves through mirrors. It’s everyone else who sees us with the most accuracy, because it’s reality versus a reflection.
The opposite of that is also true too: no one who sees us ever actually knows all of us, only the appearance we project on the outside. It’s us who understands our inside world with the most accuracy, because it’s reflection versus a reality.
So, it is wild to think—if we can’t see ourselves…
From Unknown to Known: Hope After Herpes
I believe before we start any relationship, we must start at the basics first. Sometimes we must call out the obvious first.
In this case, the obvious thing is everything I don’t know about you.
So, let’s start there, with what I don’t know about you:
I don’t know about your individual circumstance, experience, past, or present.
I don’t know the situation that brought about the skin condition.
If you were single/dating and having “sex outside a marriage” (or if not having “sex outside of mar…
If you were single/dating and having “sex outside a marriage” (or if not having “sex outside of mar…