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Being for Others What We Need for Ourselves
If you don’t have the strength to help yourself, help someone else.
Something Positive for Positive People Podcast Episode 140
Don't have the strength to help yourself? Help someone else who may be in the same position you are and see how it changes you. It's far more simple to do for others than it is for ourselves oftentimes. Our guest this week shares how she overcame a suicide attempt after her herpes diagnosis and healed through support from supporting others. There's a gift for us in giving that's waiting on us.
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Disclosing one's herpes status generally receives one of three responses. Listen to this podcast to hear a real-life story from an HSV+ SPFPP listener and guest and some of her dating conversations about her disclosures.
A herpes diagnosis carries an energetic weight that often gets heavier the longer we're unaware of it. It takes a strong person to move that weight.