- Date posted
- 1y ago
Fear of spreading illness to new household
I'm going to be moving in with my girlfriend and a friend soon. On the 10th of June. I have HPV and am terrified I'm going to give it to them. I know it's not supposed to be spread through toilet seats or clothes or whatever but there just isn't a ton known about it. And alcohol and hand sanitizers don't kill it. It's possible that it could be passed through kissing. It's possible it could be spread through hands. There isn't enough information. I've been terrified to let my partners do things with me because I don't want to spread it. They said they thought I was being overly cautious. I thought about it the other day and sent some information and told them to please do research and make their own risk profile, and figure out what they're comfortable with and what precautions they want to take. Because I don't want to shut them out either. But they're still looking into stuff and while I'm glad they are I also feel like a walking biohazard. HPV has no cure. It's really easy to spread. Condoms don't always stop it since it's skin contact with any infected area, so pubic mound contact can still spread it. It might be in my mouth because the person I think I got it from was also in my mouth. It could be on my hands. How am I supposed to know that it won't be spread other ways. I'm terrified. And one of my partners said "we can do stuff in a safe way so I won't get hpv" and while I'm happy about that I also feel absolutely awful that I am a danger. I'm a danger to do things with. I don't want this, but there's no cure. I'm so scared. What if I give it to my housemates by accident? I don't know how to deal with this.