Im am only eighteen years old; most people tell me that my life has only just begun, so how do you think it feels when my world gets rocked with the news that I have HPV. A young girl who has very little experience with being sexually active, and somehow I have a sexually transmitted infection. How could it be me? I have always stereotyped people with STI’s to be from poverty stricken parts of the world or to have many partners that they are sexually active with; however, that is not me. I am torn because of the constant battle going on in my head. I feel hopeful because HPV can be treated, but is could still lead to cancer and even AIDS. How can I live my whole life knowing the limitation that are resting on my shoulder and being aware of
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Considering that he 's the only person that I have ever slept with, I assume that he passed the infection to me. What do you wear when you 're going to tell your boyfriend that you and him are infected with HPV? How do you even bring up the conversation? These some what pointless questions flooded my head as I approach his house. I feel like I have to work up more nerve to say these three words than I ever have had to do in my life. As the words being to stumble out of my mouth, I wonder if he can even hear me over my heartbeat pounding like a drum line. The only thing that eases my thoughts as I deliver this news, is knowing that we are in this battle together. A state of stock froze upon his face as the realness of the situation began to set in. I can only imagine how he feels. He is facing the same confusion and frustration that I have been feeling on top of knowing that he was the one who passed the infection me. I wonder to myself if I should be mad at him; however, I knew that I was not the only girl he had been with and I choose to have unprotected sex. Now, I have to face the consequences of my action and live with HPV and watch one of the most important people in the world to me do the same. He now has the burden of having to tell all the other girl that he has been with about the infection so they can be tested as well. This is an embarrassing situation for both of us, but is also a burden that is easier …show more content…
With every conversation I have about HPV and every question I answer, I am silently praying that they are not judging me or making assumptions that I am are “whore.” Even now as I am beginning to learn to live with the infection, seeing the people that are aware of my deepest secret still makes me feel somewhat ashamed. I feel as if no one would ever look at me the same or perceive me as a sweet girl they knew before. Like I once did, I believe that many people in my life stereotype people with STI’s. They see them are gross, dirty or assume that they have no respect for themselves or their body. In reality, STI’s can happen to anyone, even the people you would never imagine. While this is a very uncomfortable and tremendously hard situation, it has made me stronger and has indeed made me a better
Considering that he 's the only person that I have ever slept with, I assume that he passed the infection to me. What do you wear when you 're going to tell your boyfriend that you and him are infected with HPV? How do you even bring up the conversation? These some what pointless questions flooded my head as I approach his house. I feel like I have to work up more nerve to say these three words than I ever have had to do in my life. As the words being to stumble out of my mouth, I wonder if he can even hear me over my heartbeat pounding like a drum line. The only thing that eases my thoughts as I deliver this news, is knowing that we are in this battle together. A state of stock froze upon his face as the realness of the situation began to set in. I can only imagine how he feels. He is facing the same confusion and frustration that I have been feeling on top of knowing that he was the one who passed the infection me. I wonder to myself if I should be mad at him; however, I knew that I was not the only girl he had been with and I choose to have unprotected sex. Now, I have to face the consequences of my action and live with HPV and watch one of the most important people in the world to me do the same. He now has the burden of having to tell all the other girl that he has been with about the infection so they can be tested as well. This is an embarrassing situation for both of us, but is also a burden that is easier …show more content…
With every conversation I have about HPV and every question I answer, I am silently praying that they are not judging me or making assumptions that I am are “whore.” Even now as I am beginning to learn to live with the infection, seeing the people that are aware of my deepest secret still makes me feel somewhat ashamed. I feel as if no one would ever look at me the same or perceive me as a sweet girl they knew before. Like I once did, I believe that many people in my life stereotype people with STI’s. They see them are gross, dirty or assume that they have no respect for themselves or their body. In reality, STI’s can happen to anyone, even the people you would never imagine. While this is a very uncomfortable and tremendously hard situation, it has made me stronger and has indeed made me a better