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Metaphor A to Z
Herpes - Genital
Herpes (genital) is a herpes simplex infection of the genitals.
Herpes shows that we have a desire to escape from an emotionally cold past with feelings that we have had an empty or missing childhood. We have tried to use sex to compensate for our loneliness.
Our actions led to self-attack, guilt and shame. This infection is the result of a major conflict and is tricky in that it aims at two opposite goals.
On one hand we have a need for love, warmth and approval through sex, yet on the other we have self-attack and self-judgment about it.
Herpes blocks and confuses intimacy and sexuality. We often experience weariness, sacrifice and feelings of being caught in a rut, partly from our conflicting feelings and partly from our failure to give ourselves fully.
However, in the final essay, these roles stem from a fear of intimacy and they are a defense against it. Underneath all this is a self-rejection and judgment of sexuality.
These judgments set up blocks to harmony, sharing and sex as a way of communicating love.
By embracing these gifts we would bring about refreshment and transformation.
Suggested Healing Keys:
Letting Go
Willingness
Gifts
OR
Choose from List of Healing Keys:
From 'Healing the Body Through Mind and Metaphor'
© Chuck Spezzano and Janie Ticehurst 2005
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Related Body Systems:
Reproductive System
Related Body Parts:
Penis
Vagina
Reproductive Organs
Related Problems
Viral Infections
