Comments on: Are You Afraid To Be Tested? http://poshlifeposhstyle.com/2009/08/are-you-afraid-to-be-tested/ Health, Fitness, Relationships, and Beauty Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:37:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: SpkTruth2Pwr http://poshlifeposhstyle.com/2009/08/are-you-afraid-to-be-tested/comment-page-1/#comment-2575 SpkTruth2Pwr Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:26:48 +0000 http://poshlifeposhstyle.com/?p=1623#comment-2575 Good post. I think it is not about invincibility but a mixture of pride and "weighing the odds". We look at having an STD for instance, and it is such a stigma. Even saying, "I have had one in the past, but been treated" can make you sound "fast", "loose" or some other shameful label, even if that is not the story of your life.<br><br>Then we look at the odds and really think the chances of running into someone amongst your circle with one can't be that great because you "know these people so well." If it is a random hook-up or one night stand, many mistakenly believe the odds of it hitting them out of EVERYONE probably doing the same thing is slim.<br><br>It is a product of miseducation and teaching the community to be silent about it because the subject is so taboo and such a discredit to your character, when the solution to ridding ourselves of fear, is accepting it as something that we are not as judgmental about. We don't judge someone or label them for getting a cold. It would be great if the same lack of judgment existed around STDs Good post. I think it is not about invincibility but a mixture of pride and “weighing the odds”. We look at having an STD for instance, and it is such a stigma. Even saying, “I have had one in the past, but been treated” can make you sound “fast”, “loose” or some other shameful label, even if that is not the story of your life.

Then we look at the odds and really think the chances of running into someone amongst your circle with one can't be that great because you “know these people so well.” If it is a random hook-up or one night stand, many mistakenly believe the odds of it hitting them out of EVERYONE probably doing the same thing is slim.

It is a product of miseducation and teaching the community to be silent about it because the subject is so taboo and such a discredit to your character, when the solution to ridding ourselves of fear, is accepting it as something that we are not as judgmental about. We don't judge someone or label them for getting a cold. It would be great if the same lack of judgment existed around STDs

]]> By: SpkTruth2Pwr http://poshlifeposhstyle.com/2009/08/are-you-afraid-to-be-tested/comment-page-1/#comment-2143 SpkTruth2Pwr Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:26:48 +0000 http://poshlifeposhstyle.com/?p=1623#comment-2143 Good post. I think it is not about invincibility but a mixture of pride and "weighing the odds". We look at having an STD for instance, and it is such a stigma. Even saying, "I have had one in the past, but been treated" can make you sound "fast", "loose" or some other shameful label, even if that is not the story of your life.<br><br>Then we look at the odds and really think the chances of running into someone amongst your circle with one can't be that great because you "know these people so well." If it is a random hook-up or one night stand, many mistakenly believe the odds of it hitting them out of EVERYONE probably doing the same thing is slim.<br><br>It is a product of miseducation and teaching the community to be silent about it because the subject is so taboo and such a discredit to your character, when the solution to ridding ourselves of fear, is accepting it as something that we are not as judgmental about. We don't judge someone or label them for getting a cold. It would be great if the same lack of judgment existed around STDs Good post. I think it is not about invincibility but a mixture of pride and “weighing the odds”. We look at having an STD for instance, and it is such a stigma. Even saying, “I have had one in the past, but been treated” can make you sound “fast”, “loose” or some other shameful label, even if that is not the story of your life.

Then we look at the odds and really think the chances of running into someone amongst your circle with one can't be that great because you “know these people so well.” If it is a random hook-up or one night stand, many mistakenly believe the odds of it hitting them out of EVERYONE probably doing the same thing is slim.

It is a product of miseducation and teaching the community to be silent about it because the subject is so taboo and such a discredit to your character, when the solution to ridding ourselves of fear, is accepting it as something that we are not as judgmental about. We don't judge someone or label them for getting a cold. It would be great if the same lack of judgment existed around STDs

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