Dear Heartbrokengurl,

I was diagnosed with HSV 2 a couple of years ago. At the time I was involved with someone who I thought I loved, and that situation had complexities of it’s own. I was officially diagnosed with HSV type 2 after we had been intimate a handful of times. I was terrified by the diagnosis, and crushed when she decided that it meant we could not be together again. I suffered with depression and anxiety before this diagnosis. After the diagnosis, I wanted to die. I also have psoriasis, and between the two I can convince myself that I am absolutely not worthy of love.

I don’t have a point necessarily, except that you are still worthy of love. Don’t let the story in your head bring you down. Know in your heart that if he is the right person, he will overlook the diagnosis. If he isn’t, he won’t. To the right person, it won’t matter.