If you contract herpes, especially genital herpes, you will probably freak out. But the funny thing, the presence of the herpes virus can only be detected during an outbreak, and even then it usually causes only certain degree of discomfort: an itching, burning, stinging sensation in very localized areas with bubble-like sores. Yet getting infected by herpes changes your life. You definitely will be miserable for some time and will see a lot of things, including sexual intimacy, in a different light.
If you think about it, the main discomfort in contracting herpes is psychological. You feel that you have been cast out from the rest of the society. You are a person with a sexually transmitted disease, one that cannot be healed. And the worst part is that it affects your intimate life so love will never have the same romantic careless sensation anymore. Suddenly, herpes makes you feel that love is something technical where body fluids and herpes viruses are interchanged, instead of the romantic walks on the beach and the late night movies.
In order to learn to live with herpes, you have to separate the psychological aspects form the physical ones. Once you have done this, you will realize that the worst part is actually in your head. And this is the point where you can begin dealing with the virus and the symptoms, without having your life flashing before your eyes.
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