Hi, I joined this group because I was diagnosed with HSV2 last week.
I'm hoping that being a part of this community will help me through
this in a sensible fashion.

I'm 23 and I got the virus through my partner who was seeing someone
else. I am cross about the whole situation, but I'm not furious. Well.
It did give me a bit of rage the first few days of the week, but right
now, I'm feeling ok about figuring out what changes I have to make and
what it means for my life when (if...?) I have new partners. The idea
that things have to be much less spontaneous is kind of daunting, a
fear amplified by my use of the dramatic expression 'for the rest of my
life' that I use everytime it's discussed with the doctor, my ex, and
my pharmacist.

The most difficult part was acknowledging that my health had been
compromised by someone I trusted, but I can't think of a way that I
could have prevented this. I flew back home to visit my family, but
they don't really know yet, and I'm pretty sure I'm not going to tell
them. Since it's my first outbreak, it's been pretty severe, so
deceiving my mother has been a chore that I would have preferred to
avoid. My ex suggested that I tell my mother that I was 'under the
weather', which is ridiculous because then I'd have to say something
like 'with the flu' which is an awful pretense to keep up. Then I'd be
drinking flu medicine in the middle of a prairie summer, pretending to
have the flu.

I am feeling insecure, which is a deplorable feeling, and I hope will
pass...geez. Tomorrow morning would be a good time.

If you are going through the same problems, and can relate to my
feelings or situation, it would be great to read some follow up posts
from other people. I'm trying to keep everything in perspective and not
be difficult or depressing.

-IA