i just found out

I'm here if you need to talk. I know exactly how you feel. I found out on my birthday last month. This girl just put a new post up on things that will help. You don't have to tell your mother. Just say it was a yeast or blatter infection. Stay strong! Things will get better. And there are dating sites for us.. Remember 1 in 5 has it. You are not going through this alone.

I know exactly how you feel. I found out in May. I fell head over heels for a guy who ended up breaking my heart. He then didn't have the courage to tell me himself and created a fake facebook account to tell me. There are only a handfull of people who know. I haven't told my parents either. I come from a mormon background and feel like this would just add to their disappointment in me even more. I don't know of anyone who is going through what I am going through. I am so angry at him but I am more angry with myself because I keep asking myself how could I let this happen? or What did I do to deserve this? or even Who would ever love someone who has this disgusting disease? A man that I have loved for 7 years has finally showed back up in my life and it looks as if we may have a chance to be together again and I can't stop wondering if when or if he were to find out what he would say or do. I have been let down and hurt so many times I just don't think I can go through it again. The people in my life all say I can't believe this happened to you of all people to you. They try and be supportive and understanding but the truth is they just don't understand because they aren't having to go through what I am going through. I have cried myself to sleep so many nights that it has taken all my energy to get up and go to work the next morning. I am 23 years old!! This is not the way I am supposed to be feeling. I just don't know if I can do this.

All of the words that you all have expressed feel like they could have flowed through my fingers and keyboard onto the screen. I just found out today, in fact I just posted my own conversation about it before I saw yours. I haven't told anyone but my best friend, I actually did tell my mom it was just a bad yeast infection. I couldn't handle telling her the truth.
I know this comment isn't much support to any of you. But I had to say something because it's uncanny the similarities I find with each one of your stories. I was raised Mormon as well, and have the exact same fears about how my family will react and what they will thing when and if they ever found out. I wonder who would ever want to be with me now, now that I have this excess baggage that I am carrying around with me.
Like I said I know this isn't exactly the most helpful comment. But it shows that many of us are so similar in our feeling and emotions that maybe we really can help each other. I know I need the help, I also hope that I can help comfort some of y'all.

Hi,.everyone ! Thank you soo much for all of your responses. I did tell my mom because i just cant live through this alone. I couldnt bear the thought of just living with noone to feel how i can xpress my pain. So now she knows. We prayed and God i serve told me to tell all of you, he loves us, forgives us and will use is for a purpose. Now i cant speak about anyone but myself, but there are things that happens to good people so i just want to say. This is Not the End! Even though i foumd out less than 24 hours ago i can truly say we will not be Defeated. Im 18 i know i will have bad and good days but so will each of you. As young women or men we have to educate one another and be supportive so i am here to talk. Or write or whatever. Thank you again, and to those that are struggling with it like me as well please pray. Pray to whoever whenever and however. Let your light comtinue to shine ! Plz ! I now also beg all of you to wipe your tears off of your neautiful faces and just smile right now. Just be grateful that you are still here, there is someone who will love you because i do. Well im going back to lay dwn. Have a blessed day.