There are lots of ways that you can help!

You could post a reply to someone looking for help

We would love for you to take part and get involved in our Herpes Support Community.

Once you are a member, the most helpful thing you can do is listen and help others by sharing your knowledge or experience. If you have a similar situation that you can relate to, or some helpful advice to share, please contribute.

You never know how much a simple word of encouragement, or even just a response at the other end, can help someone who is desperate, alone, confused or just needing a friend in this moment who understands.

Once you are logged in go to Quick Links > Unanswered Posts to find questions that have not yet had any replies.

If you are not already a member please take a few seconds to create a new account here: Create A New Account
All of our services are free and your email address is completely confidential, unless you decide to share it with another member. Once you are a member you can make posts, ask questions and talk to others in our Live Chat Rooms.

You could take an active part in helping our community

There are lots of jobs and tasks that need doing everyday on the Support Forums. If you want to play a more active part in helping out please Private Message the HC-Support-Team.

You can be a part of the action and make a difference by:

• Welcoming new members with a simple "hello" post
• Answering questions about how to use the website and where to find information
• Reporting spam posts (to do this, click the "report" button beside any spam or suspicious post)
• Make helpful suggestions on how we can improve our network
• Give as much time and compassion as you can spare in helping others
• Have a positive attitude and help us reduce the stigma of herpes
• Help others move past their herpes diagnosis and into a bright future

You could give a small donation to help keep our support service running

If you would like to make a contribution to help us continue this service please click here: Make a Donation

All of our services are free and, although a donation is appreciated, you do not need to give any money to be a valued member here or to join in the fun and help others.

Our support network does desperately need funding to keep the forums running and to ensure that they remain 100% free for anyone who is in need of a helping hand. Instead of charging membership fees we rely on donations and a small revenue that is generated from select advertising zones throughout our network.

Every single cent donated to our community goes back to the community, whether it be in the form of helping to cover our hosting, software and maintenance costs or toward new services and features that our members can use to get better, lasting support.

Members who donate and have a post count of 30 or more will also receive these extra bonus privledges as a thank you from our support team:

Instant Upgrade to a Platinum Support Member

This allows you to have the following special privledges:

• Live chat room access
• Edit own posts
• Send and receive PMs (private messages) from other members
• Email members
• Search forums and posts
• Create own polls, or vote in other member polls
• Start a new social group
• Access to use more smilies and emoticons
• Ability to see who is online and where
• Can upload attachments
• Can rate threads (1 to 5 stars)
• Can customize your User Title to a favorite quote, saying, status or name (fun stuff only, no promoting or soliciting)
• Unlimited PM inbox space
• Ability to go "invisible" so other members cannot see if you are online

See you on the forums!
From all of us in the HC Support Community