RESOURCES
Highly Sensitive People
Highly Sensitive People can be more at risk for frequent or severe herpes outbreaks simply because their nervous systems are more sensitive than 80% of the population.
- Dr. Elaine Aron ~ The Highly Sensitive Person
- Jade Disks ~ In her delightful video, Jade provides an enlightening glimpse of what it means to be highly sensitive.
Online Labs & Testing
Online Labs
Whenever your doctor gives you a clean bill of health but you still feel sick and tired, it's crucial to run a few tests to identify the underlying cause. I suggest checking your hormones, but before doing that, consider getting a hair mineral analysis to assess vitamin and mineral imbalances. Hormones become imbalanced when nutrient levels are off. When vitamin and mineral deficiencies are corrected, hormones often balance themselves out, and symptoms disappear; therefore, testing your vitamin and mineral levels first makes good sense.
Another crucial aspect to consider is the role of gut microbes. Deficient or toxic overgrowths of these microbes can hinder nutrient absorption, leading to vitamin and mineral deficiencies and hormonal imbalances. Therefore, it's essential to test for these imbalances. Your healthcare provider should be able to assist you with these tests, but I've provided a few private testing resources below.
Hair Mineral Analysis Test
Visit Brezinski Nutritional Solutions online.
- Understanding your results, Part 1
- Understanding your results, Part 2
- Understanding your results, Part 3
Saliva, Blood & Stool Tests
Most of the labs linked below offer a variety of tests for private, pay-out-of-pocket testing. Some tests are super easy (saliva, blood spot, stool). You pay for a kit to be sent to your address and return your sample to the lab by mail using the prepaid label enclosed in your kit. Within a few days or a couple of weeks, they notify you of your results and typically provide a phone number to call to discuss with a representative. You'll visit a lab near you to have blood drawn for blood-related tests. They'll let you know where to go and follow up on your results. Other online labs are also available, so research for the best pricing.
- Progesterone
- Testosterone
- Thyroid
- Women's Hormone Panel
- Vitamin & Minerals
- Blood Panels, Urine, Digestive
- Pylori
- Irritable Bowel Disease (including Crohn's and Colitis)
- Fecal Occult Blood
- Ova and Parasites Stool
- Genetic Disorder
- Autoimmune Disease
Integrative 'Doctor Assisted' Programs that Involve Testing or Thorough Evaluations for Health Concerns
HSV Resources
Private STD Testing
When Prescription Medication is Necessary
- Wisp (or HelloWisp) (HSV-1, HSV-2, Bacterial Vaginosis, Vaginitis/Yeast Infection, and UTIs)
- Starfish (HSV-1)
- TelyRX (HSV Creams and Tablets)
- Walgreens Cold Sore (HSV-1) Treatment Online
- GoodRX (HSV-1)
- Nurx
Dating Sites & Forums
- HerpesPeopleMeet
- STD Dating Online
- Herpes Opportunity
- POZ (English) or Foros Comunitarios de POZ (Spanish) - Living with HIV & HSV
HSV Videos
- How Herpes Can Actually Be Good For You | Trained Immunity
- Ella Dawson (speaking out on the social stigma of herpes)
- I Have Genital Herpes, and It's OK.
- Healed From Herpes At 17
Narcissistic Abuse Survival Support
Sexual Assault Hotline
If you've ever been sexually assaulted (at any time in your life), the RAINN National Sexual Assault Hotline is available 24/7 for support and guidance at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). For online English chat, visit online.rain.org. In Spanish, visit rainn.org/es.
National Human Trafficking Resource Center: 1.888.373.7888 (or text "BeFree" to 233733)
Resources for Anxiety, Phobias & Depression
- Hope and Help for Your Nerves and Pass Through the Panic (the original radio show on CD), Dr. Claire Weekes.
- The National Institute of Mental Health (on Depression)
- Freedom from Fear
- Anxiety & Depression Association of America
- Recoveries Anonymous
Apps
De-Escalating Negative Emotions
Andy Prisco, founder of JumpStart Mastery, shares his wisdom on "energizing awareness and measuring skills in crisis" and teaches others how to de-escalate negative emotions in the workplace and in their personal lives.
The Suicide Hotline
If you experience a sense of hopelessness that drowns out all hope, you may entertain thoughts of suicide. You're not alone in your thinking. Many people feel this way. However, thinking about it and planning it are very different things. If you plan on ending your life, please tell someone (a family member, friend, minister, or doctor) to get the help you need. You're a child of God (valued and loved). Have hope. I know how ridiculous it may seem at the moment, but God has a better plan for your life.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1.800.273.TALK (8255)
Call 988 or call 911 (for medical help or to be redirected to a crisis number)
If you speak Spanish, call 888.628.9454.
If you are deaf or hard of hearing, use your preferred relay service or dial 711, then 800.273.8255.
If you're enlisted or a military veteran, call The Veteran's Crisis Line at 800.273.8255 (or dial 988 and press 1 for veterans). You can also visit 988 Lifeline for more information.
Other National Crisis Hotlines (USA)
- Crisis Text Line: Text "GO" to 741-741 (free and confidential)
- National Safe Place: Text "SAFE" and your current location to 69866.
- Family Helpline: Any question, any time 888.866.8660
- Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Hotline: Dial 211
- Boystown National Helpline: 1.800.448.3000
- National Domestic Abuse Violence and National Child Abuse Hotlines: 1.800.799.7233 (or text "LOVEIS" to 22522)
- Rural Response Hotline: 1.800.464.0258
- Disaster Distress Hotline: 1.800.985.5990 (TTY 1.800.846.8517)
- Poison Control Center: 1.800.222.1222
