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Anon contracts herpes (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 weeks ago by Gullible@sh.itjust.works to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
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>Get BJ on prom night 
>Week later massive red spot on cock
>Herpes
>Fuck
>doctor say this shit is
uncurable
>No woman will want me
>Struggle with shame and depression
>Lose all interest in sex
>Go years without being with a woman
>Finally regain some self confidence
>Brainwave.exe
>Need woman who already has the disease
>Find old hooker on craigslist
>Looks pretty ragged on the blurred photo
>Has probably had a million diseased cocks in her
>Call her up
>Explain I have herpes
>Tell her I presume she has it too
>Silence
>Then she hangs up

I dont know where to go from here bros
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[-] superkret@feddit.org 248 points 3 weeks ago

Be careful with those greentexts.
Now that the source has run out, they're irreplaceable artifacts.

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 133 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I'm rationing my greentexts. I only read one line a day

[-] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 90 points 3 weeks ago

It’s fine, I can easily search 8chan and find greentexts an order of magnitude more deranged. This isn’t even the tip of the iceberg, thankfully/unfortunately

[-] superkret@feddit.org 76 points 3 weeks ago

[-] Mim@lemmy.zip 34 points 3 weeks ago

Back in the day I thought that of /b/.
Those were simpler times. A more… civilized age.

[-] spooky2092 31 points 3 weeks ago

Back when /b/ was a containment board, not the whitehouse

[-] match@pawb.social 54 points 3 weeks ago

"why savor a fine bordeux when the local liquor store has horse tranquilizer in plastic jugs" mfer

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[-] errer@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago

I’m surprised it’s still down (just checked)

[-] spooky2092 25 points 3 weeks ago

I'm not. The site was running on old software a decade ago and hasn't been touched. I'd be surprised if they don't swipe another chan software and just slapped a coat of paint on it, but I don't expect them to be rushing to get the site back online after they got entirely rinsed.

[-] Opisek@lemmy.world 83 points 3 weeks ago

Literally ⅔ of all humanity has at least one type of HSV. It is not the end of the world.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 37 points 3 weeks ago

And it's not infectious when it's asymptomatic.

[-] Two2Tango@lemmy.ca 29 points 3 weeks ago

And it's asymptomatic most of the time. 😚

[-] rirus@feddit.org 15 points 3 weeks ago

Thats false! “Transmission may still occur when symptoms are not present.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes

[-] Turret3857@infosec.pub 22 points 3 weeks ago

Where can I find more info on this? You've peaked my curiosity and I want to learn more about HSV and how it works.

[-] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 28 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

It works by making fucking ugly sore blisters on/around my mouth a couple times a year. they dry out and crust off after a week or so and i get on with my life.

https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/herpes-simplex-virus

[-] Turret3857@infosec.pub 18 points 3 weeks ago

Huh, either I dont know I have it or I got lucky. Thats crazy. I imagine an STD test would pick up HSV-2 but I wonder if it also picks up the oral variant. Ive never actually noticed any symptoms on myself. This is actually crazy though I didnt know this, I feel like more people should. TIL lol

[-] Opisek@lemmy.world 29 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

You can totally also be asymptomatic for your whole life and not know it. It is also useful to know that "oral herpes" doesn't exclusively affect your mouth, and "genital herpes" doesn't exclusively affect your genitals. Just more often. Both types can appear in both locations. The hypothetical person from the greentext would likely have contracted oral herpes. I'm not sure how that works with STD tests, though.

[-] LustyArgonianMana@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

No one tests for HSV1 ever unless you have a bad active outbreak.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK47447/

Worldwide, ∼90% of people have one or both viruses. HSV-1 is the more prevalent virus, with 65% of persons in the United States having antibodies to HSV-1 (Xu et al., 2002). The epidemiology in Europe is similar, with at least half of the population seropositive for HSV-1. In the developing world, HSV-1 is almost universal, and usually acquired from intimate contact with family in early childhood

2/3 of the population UNDER 50 have some form of HSV, but virtually every person autopsied that died over the age of 60 will have HSV-1. It's THAT common. That's why they don't test.

[-] vfsh 7 points 3 weeks ago

In my experience most standard STD panels will test for HSV-2 but not 1, usually you'd have to special request it

[-] spooky2092 12 points 3 weeks ago

And even when you ask about it, your doc will probably say that the test isn't worth doing because of how common HSV is and how inaccurate the test is.

  • source - one of my partners just requested a full STI panel and the doc told her that
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[-] LOLseas@sh.itjust.works 19 points 3 weeks ago
[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 weeks ago

Nah, OP has reached peak curiosity, it's all downhill from here.

[-] Turret3857@infosec.pub 9 points 3 weeks ago

i choose this explanation. nothing is or will be as interesting as this question I asked at 3am

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[-] angrystego@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

The important and nastiest part of HSV is some strains cause cervical cancer in women, so men with HSV must take care not to spread something that has the potential to kill their partner. There is a vaccine, but it doesn't work 100%.

[-] ThoGot@lemm.ee 28 points 3 weeks ago

Are you sure that you don't mean HPV?

[-] Saryn@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

Indeed, the cancer thing applies to women with HPV, a virus that most people have also been affected with (though the vast majority of cases do not lead to cancer which still leaves tens of million of women at risk).

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 12 points 3 weeks ago

Men can get cancers from HPV too, it's a good idea for everyone to get vaccinated.

[-] ThoGot@lemm.ee 8 points 3 weeks ago

And even without the risk of cancer you still just lower the risk for any warts appearing

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[-] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

Also throat cancer in men.

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 14 points 3 weeks ago

You are both talking about HPV, not HSV.

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[-] Skullgrid@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

Tell me you have herpes without saying you have herpes.

[-] edwardbear@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

1/3 gang represent. Passed midlife, still clean. I didn’t find my penis in the trash bin.

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[-] Sandal6823@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 weeks ago

1/3 club 😎🤏

[-] pixeltree 7 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Hey, it's 1 in 10 for the genital version in the U.S. Not common. When someone dismissively says "oh it's not that bad, it's not the end of the world", they're not the ones who had to deal with pain of taking shits with sores in their ass. To deal with having a hard time being able to tell the difference between gas, liquid, and solids knocking at the door while on stool softeners to help make shits less painful. They're not the ones who have to have the downright humiliating "oh by the way I have herpes, are you ok with that" talk. (They never are).The fact is, it's debilitated me mentally and physically. The scarring from it has taken all the pleasure away from anal for me, and it still hurts to shit half the time. Don't treat it so fucking lightly.

[-] pupbiru@aussie.zone 8 points 3 weeks ago

i’m sorry that you’ve had that experience and i don’t mean to diminish what you’re don’t through, but it’s also very important to note that this is far from the normal for the very large majority of people

fear doesn’t help sexual health… all sex comes with risks, and unprotected sex comes with significantly increased risk but the reality is by and large this is not what HSV looks like without other factors effecting it

downplaying risks is bad, but equally bad is people thinking a condition is worse than it is. this leads to more risky behaviour, because if they get the “scary” thing and it’s not as bad as they expect, they can take risky behaviour because they discount all their other education

it also only reinforces stigmas. this is particularly common with HIV-positive people: these days, if you have an undetectable viral load (if you take your daily medications) you can not pass on HIV… however the stigma remains, and people still often choose to not have sex with someone with an undetectable HIV infection (again, undetectable IS UNTRANSMITTABLE)

muddying the waters is very bad at scale

calm, unbiased information is what is required for public health. individual anecdotes about worst case scenarios do not serve to make people’s lives better

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[-] Kit 69 points 3 weeks ago

I got HSV-2 after my longtime partner cheated on me, and it's absolutely miserable. I wouldn't recommend anyone take it as lightly as some people do. During the first outbreak I couldn't pee at all because it was blocking my urinary tract, and it felt like I had a horrible flu. I get outbreaks constantly and they're so painful that it's hard to sit at my computer at work. The daily pills are massive and give me a stomach ache, and only reduce the frequency of the outbreaks but don't prevent them entirely.

I never asked for this, I was never promiscuous, I only did not use protection because we were in a monogamous relationship for 4 years. Dating is hard enough because I'm trans and ugly, so I've resigned myself to just never having sex again.

[-] PolarKraken@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago

I'm so sorry :(

This happened to my wife, FWIW, from an old horrible partner (abusive too, v cool). Her outbreaks got milder over time to where now they're a minor inconvenience at most. And they don't get in our way, so to speak.

Even though, yes, some folks are now preemptively and permanently out of your dating pool, I'd argue that a lot of the people self-excluding in that way have done you a favor.

Love is strong stuff! I can imagine how low you feel about this, but I hope you allow space for it to improve over time and you don't give up on having a sex life or romantic partners. You're worthy of love, this dumb (and seriously common) disease can't change that :)

[-] lowleekun@ani.social 58 points 3 weeks ago

Fake: Anon getting a blowjob Gay: Anon pretending to have a disease as explanation of never touching a women

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 33 points 3 weeks ago

Pretty sure there are sites specifically for and sites that have filters for people who have certain STDs (HSV1, HSV2, AIDS, etc.) so affected people can still get together without worrying about spreading diseases.

I forget which one it is, but even one of the mainstream sites had an option for this years ago when I was dating. OK Cupid? Plenty of Fish? I think it might've been one of those.

[-] ShittDickk@lemmy.world 23 points 3 weeks ago

HSV2 dating sites be lit though.

[-] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

Finally some actually rare Pepe’s

[-] rirus@feddit.org 15 points 3 weeks ago

Do you ask a woman before kissing here if she has any diseases?

[-] TwoBeeSan@lemmy.world 31 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I ask to inspect her anus with a flashlight. Halogen preferred.

[-] Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 3 weeks ago

thats hot!

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[-] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 14 points 3 weeks ago

If they don't have a sore, they ~~aren't infectious~~ are less infectious, but frankly, if this isn't something she tells you before it gets intimate, that's a red flag in my book. One of my exes had HSV and she disclosed everything to me beforehand. I kinda freaked out internally at first and considered breaking it off, but then I actually researched it and found out there's not a risk if they're not having a breakout (still use protection of course).

Things didn't work out because of other reasons, but it was a pretty good relationship while it lasted and I don't regret it. I still have a clean bill of health, no infections so if you meet someone that has HSV, try to keep in mind it doesn't necessarily have to be a deal breaker as long as your partner is honest with you and you take precautions.

Edited to correct a factual error.

[-] rirus@feddit.org 7 points 3 weeks ago

"Transmission may still occur when symptoms are not present." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes

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[-] rirus@feddit.org 15 points 3 weeks ago

Also there are different Herpes strains.

[-] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Where does GT go? Outside, and stop being a pussy, making up bullshit on the internet.

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