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Genital Herpes and Depression

Charlotte Grayson, M.D.
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Charlotte Grayson, M.D., is an internist in the Atlanta area. Dr....

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Monday, October 06, 2008
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I see it every week: A person who is sad, having difficulty functioning or concentrating, crying frequently. Some have anxiety, other feel achy all over, still others sleep too much or too little. Most say that they feel utterly alone. This is depression. Depression affects around 19 million Amer...
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    Sunday, August 16, 2009 at 06:52 PM

    i can't believe that i trusted him.. i think that the malaise i've been feeling--but didn't know why--was caused by the virus. and now that i have my initial outbreak, i can't believe that i trusted someone only to be burned and hurt so badly. if i ever do decide to open myself up again, i have the added burden of having to tell this new person that i have HERPES! but i vow to. i would never knowingly put someone at risk, as this infected individual did to me. i can't believe that i lived and loved for almost 40 years, was about to move to another country and start a beautiful new life, and i let the wrong person--who was extremely persistent--into my life & body.. i almost got away. i almost made it happy and whole.. but now i'm broken. forever. i can't deal with it, can't accept it, i cry every day for hours.

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There are two types of HSV, HSV type 1 and 2, and both can cause genital herpes.

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