Suzanna says medics tried to reassure her that she had an extremely common infection. ‘I remember one nurse literally asked me outright why I was so upset. She was literally like, “it’s not that big of a deal.” But at the time, I just thought “How can it not be?”‘
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It was around this time that Suzanna also told friends and family about her herpes status, with a view to go public online. ‘Even at my lowest point, I always had an inkling I might speak publicly about this,’ she says. ‘I wanted to help other people.’
Suzanna says it took her a while to work up the courage to date.
‘I started by telling people on apps, as it felt easier. I was pleasantly surprised to find most people weren’t worried, or didn’t mind or weren’t afraid of it – and if they didn’t know much about it, they were keen to learn.
In March 2021, she posted on Instagram about having herpes – since then, her presence online has taken off, and she has over 295,000 followers on TikTok.
She's milking it, but at least she's alerting people that she not only has a STD but also a mental illness.
Social-media fueled narcissistic personality disorder:
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She's milking it, but at least she's alerting people that she not only has a STD but also a mental illness.