"He Gave Me an STI"
Seeing Other People
Ilana Dunn
4.5 • 608 Ratings
🗓️ 22 July 2021
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
On this Unfiltered episode we’re joined by a 26 year old female who was diagnosed with herpes. She shares what it was like receiving her diagnosis, communicating it to the person who transmitted it to her and what it’s been like to date with herpes. We hear how her diagnosis impacted her mental health and self worth and she walks us through the steps she took to get herself back to a good place. We learn about the common misconceptions about herpes, the resources that are available for those who find out they have herpes and how we can better communicate about sexually transmitted infections in order to reduce the stigma.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast is brought to you by Podcast Nation. |
| 0:05.2 | Hey guys, it's Alana and you're listening to seeing other people unfiltered. |
| 0:14.4 | Each Thursday on Unfiltered, I'll be bringing on a different anonymous guests to open up about their real life dating experiences. |
| 0:20.8 | We'll discuss what they went through or are going through, how they navigated it, |
| 0:24.2 | what they've learned, and what advice they have to anyone else going through something similar. |
| 0:28.7 | Unfiltered is your reminder that no matter what you're going through, you're not alone. |
| 0:32.5 | If you have a topic that you'd like to discuss on Unfiltered, please email your story to |
| 0:36.4 | seeing other people podcasts at gmail.com to be considered for an episode. Real people, real stories, real life. This is seeing other people unfiltered. On this episode of Unfiltered, I sit down with the 26-year-old female who received a herpes diagnosis a few years ago. She shares what it was like receiving her diagnosis, communicating it to the person who transmitted it to her and what it's been like to date with herpes. We hear how her diagnosis |
| 0:58.5 | impacted her mental health and self-worth, and she walks us through the steps she took to get |
| 1:02.6 | herself back to a good place. We learn about the common misconceptions about herpes, |
| 1:06.3 | the resources that are available for those who find out they have herpes, and how we can better |
| 1:10.2 | communicate about sexually transmitted infections in order to reduce the stigma. |
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| 1:36.9 | seeing other people at checkout for 10% off and free shipping. Thank you so much for being here |
| 1:42.3 | on this episode of Unfiltered. I'm so honored that you are willing to come and talk about you and your story and your topic. |
| 1:49.9 | So if you don't mind just introducing yourself and what you're here to talk about, that would be great. |
| 1:54.5 | Thank you. Yeah, I'm super excited today just to be able to talk to you. |
| 1:59.3 | So thank you for having me on. What I'll be talking |
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