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when you new you had hep c did anyone fill alone......in the beginnin someone was there for me and i think they are afraid...up and left wondering is it because of my hep... Why?
Lonely, scared, stressed, and indecisive - yes. For me, it was a blessing to find this site. I soon became confident and much smarter. The good people here helped me through all of that plus my treatment. As said above, you are not alone here.
Yes, this disease can be a pretty lonely place. People don't usually talk about it with others like they do with cancer, or heart conditions. Many people still consider hepatitis C the disease of drug users and prisoners, which is not true. Just like it was the case with AIDS in the past, many beleive that they can catch hepatitis C from hugging, kissing, or shaking hands. There is a lot of stigma about this disease. And relationships may be difficult. But on the other hand, only true friends, friends who will not betray you in difficult times, will stay.
You can come here any time and talk. People who gather at this forum understand what you are going through. They will not judge and will not turn away. It may feel lonely, but you are not alone. There are many of us.
You can come here any time and talk. People who gather at this forum understand what you are going through. They will not judge and will not turn away. It may feel lonely, but you are not alone. There are many of us.
The irony is we are not only not alone but there are many of us with hep C.
Nobody can say why the person left other than them. You can ask the person why.
In answer to your question, I felt scared more than alone. I didn't want to share my fear out of a desire to protect those closest to me.
Nobody can say why the person left other than them. You can ask the person why.
In answer to your question, I felt scared more than alone. I didn't want to share my fear out of a desire to protect those closest to me.
I felt really alone, too. There is a certain, weird stigma associated with hep c, too that made me feel that way. I just surrounded myself with others with the disease and started asking a lot of questions as well as being brutally honest about my feelings. I found a hep c support group at my local hospital that helped. Also, if you are feeling this way and it is depressing you, you may want to seek some one on one therapy. Ecspecially if you need treatment because that can make you even more depressed. Good luck and keep your chin up.
If that is why they left, then F**K ''em they werent really a friend to begin with..
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