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Dear teen,
I have now found premarital sex to be bitterly disappointing. Lack of self worth, guilt, diminished self-respect and the risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections (STIs) like HIV are the after effects. Imagine the heartache if years later you learned that the sexual experience has caused irreversible damage, infertility or another serious health problem. I have learned that abortion, pregnancy, and early marriage are some of the effects one can face after indulging in premarital sex. This Wired Information Center has showed me the dangers I am exposed to if I don't change my sexual behaviour. The CD graphics on HIV/AIDS has made me fully realize the severity of the act. Am I infected? I now feel totally ashamed at my lack of self-control. It is a big letdown. There are no feelings of goodness or the warmth of love as it was supposed to be. I feel cheap and dirty. Why on Earth didn't people come up with such programs, which would have stopped me before I went too far? After a serious talk with one of the CHIC staff, I decided to go for an STI check up at the general hospital.
A week later . . .
I went back to the center with a group of boys, wanting to show them the information that changed my life. My friends and I now realize that we wasted time engaging in risky behavior. There were times when suicide felt like the only way out of my misery. I am so grateful to the Embu CHIC for its support.
Dennis
(A client at the Embu CHIC)
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