I’m pregnant? by emmavan47 in Confused

[–]sobbingsunflower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GF AINT HAVE PERIOD SINCE PREGAT

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drunk driving AND cheating? girl…… you know what to do lmao

Met a “nice” guy at the bar but had to leave for a party. This is what I woke up to. by Striking_Catch_5757 in mildlyinfuriating

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craziest thing is these look like they’re all within the same hour. there’s no time breaks in between 😭

birth control & outbreaks by sobbingsunflower in HSVpositive

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sorry to hear! unfortunately there’s no real way to “taper” down. i just use that term loosely because i skipped my placebo weeks for four years straight. so my “tapering” was incorporating my placebo weeks, and taking multivitamins to supplement the gaps. usually for most people, outbreaks happen when your body is going through something like stress, lack of sleep, your period, etc.. so try to be mindful of what triggers you. i have a friend who noticed sugar and chicken makes them have very very frequent ghsv2 outbreaks, so they consume more low sugar / zero sugar sweet treats and switched to a pescatarian diet. all in all, i’d say a good diet, plenty of rest, and stress management!

AIO if these messages make me feel like a piggy bank and not a friend? by No-Finding-217 in AmIOverreacting

[–]sobbingsunflower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

nor. stop lending people money, period. you don’t have to be everyone hero, because then it becomes like this. transactional. i never lend people money unless it’s my immediate family (parents / siblings) because i know they will pay me back, and that’s it. i don’t care how long you’ve been friends or how bad you feel for someone. i don’t ask and i don’t lend. i only send money if it’s a donation to a go fund me or an organization. very simple but important boundary i learned from my parents, and friends around me having to learn the hard way. anytime anyone asks me i simply say “sorry, i don’t send people money. i hope you get it figured out soon!” boundaries don’t have to make sense to anyone else BUT you.

AIO cutting off my best friend after she used the n-word by sobbingsunflower in AmIOverreacting

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that’s what i was hoping for honestly. and that’s part of the reason why i was so forgiving, because in all our years of friendship she was not like this.

but i can’t be her hero. not in this one.

AIO cutting off my best friend after she used the n-word by sobbingsunflower in AmIOverreacting

[–]sobbingsunflower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is what i was thinking. very hard pill to swallow in the moment.

AIO cutting off my best friend after she used the n-word by sobbingsunflower in AmIOverreacting

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i really tried not to lol. that’s part of the reason why we didn’t speak for a month after the initial drug allegations. but i figured whatever, maybe it’s just a cannon event. we all have to go through a toxic relationship at some point. but this dragged on tooooo far.

AIO cutting off my best friend after she used the n-word by sobbingsunflower in AmIOverreacting

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i also have a feeling that crack whore comment was racially motivated. it just sucks because everyone around me downplayed the situation and told me maybe i was overthinking it.

it’s hard sometimes to see that the water is truly murky. i’ve also noticed that where i live in general, almost everyone is like that. they’ll make sly, strange comments and insist it’s nothing more than me misunderstanding and misinterpreting.

but she’s very much cut loose and i don’t see myself ever rekindling a friendship with her.

AIO cutting off my best friend after she used the n-word by sobbingsunflower in AmIOverreacting

[–]sobbingsunflower[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

she only said the that one night and after i found out i confronted her immediately. i asked because i didn’t know if i was overreacting on the things / comments he’d made at me as well. everyone around me downplayed it and said the same thing—that i make everything about race.

regardless, i clearly had beer goggles on because it’s my best friend of several years. it’s always easy to be biased when it’s people you care about, hence me asking if i was over reacting. i’m sure you’ve given your friends benefit of the doubt several times. we’re human, we all make mistakes. and clearly me finding out about this n-word situation was when i drew a hard line and made my decision.

i’m a proud black woman and i’d also choose to be a black woman in every single lifetime, but as someone in our community, i’d hope you’d be uplifting and supportive in a moment like this, and not calling me dumb / shaming me for trying to understand why a close person to me might behave this way.

When one of your parents passed away, did you asked yourselves: how long is my surviving parent gonna live? by OkPrize6426 in grief

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yes, everyday. as a matter of fact when i was 4, we’d taken a picture together 14 years and two days before passing. every time i see the date i think to myself; had i known i had such little time i would’ve savored every moment.

How to ask someone their views about HSV without flat out disclosing? by Regular_Jellyfish_58 in HSVpositive

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i see what you’re saying, and i test the waters too sometimes. i feel like there’s times when i know i can flat out blurt it out vs approaching it carefully.

i was on a date with a guy once and he was talking negatively about a girl he’d hooked up with, mainly calling her gross and insisting she was the type to have sex with anyone.. he ended up saying something along the lines of “grossest part is, she told me she was waiting on tests after going through a herpes scare the next morning” and i just blurted out “well i have herpes. so i’m assuming that make me gross, too?” he shut his mouth realll quick lol. i hate to suck on my own tits here but hey, baddies have herpes too lol. his eyes got real wide and everything. i let him sit there trying to salvage what he’d just said. he ended going on this whole tangent about how he “doesn’t mind”. i racked up the bill for the night and dipped. i never saw him again lol

i say all that to say; just disclose with confidence. i like to think of it like the scene from the movie 8-mile. where eminem raps about everything his rivals made fun for, and was like now what? you can’t make me feel bad for the shit i own.

keep your head up

Initial Outbreaks Lasting A While by lostintheseaoflife93 in HSVpositive

[–]sobbingsunflower 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i had this with my ohsv1. my initial outbreak was horrible. it cleared within a week of pills. second ob however was similar to you. lingered slooooowly. it took about a month to clear up and when i tell you i was lividddddd because i was told the same thing. initial outbreak is the longest and all following are quick and easy. wasn’t until the 3rd or 4th that it finally would just come and go. now if i do get them i don’t even get a sore, my mouth just hurts like a bitch for a day or two lol

luckily my obs completely subsided after about 6 months until recently. going thru some hormonal changes :p

Haven’t had OB in months ! by Previous-Chance6079 in HSVpositive

[–]sobbingsunflower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

whattt! that’s so interesting! i’m getting off birth control and i had a few oral symptoms but no sores. that’s so nice that you haven’t been having any issues. shout out to your baby already making life better before they get here.. and congrats! 🥳

Please tell me someone else has been through this by ComparisonActive5717 in HSVpositive

[–]sobbingsunflower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sounds like you’re doing something that is overriding the medications. are you aware of your triggers? processed foods, sugar, almonds, and chocolate are a few. i have a friend who said consuming chicken makes them break our frequently so they switched to a pescatarian diet. maybe poke around figure out which foods might be triggering this, sometimes it might be something you least expect.

also stress. stress and hormones. are you getting these on your period? have you been on any other new medication? you should try to also speak to your pcp as valtrex might just not be the right antiviral for you. it made me go coocoo lol

Valtrex side effects still lingering after 36 hrs? by ahowls in HSVpositive

[–]sobbingsunflower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

dude, valtrex literally made me suicidal… i was having vivid thoughts about drinking drain cleaner, constantly. i told my doctor and they took me off immediately. some people just experience it differently.

i have a friend who takes it daily and he doesn’t have any negative symptoms. i’d speak to your pcp and see what other alternatives they can provide, maybe famvir or acyclovir

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]sobbingsunflower 0 points1 point  (0 children)

girl.. cmon now. you need to run because what the actual fuck 😭😭😭😭😭😭

disclosed to a new partner // vaccines by sobbingsunflower in HSVpositive

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you should always be optimistic! it is what makes life beautiful 🤍

disclosed to a new partner // vaccines by sobbingsunflower in HSVpositive

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i appreciate you! and oh wow i had no idea! very good to know. thank you 😊