I'm scared. can somebody let me know I'll be okay.

I found out about a month ago that I have hsv1. I felt really horrible at first, but I started to accept it and feel more like myself. Then I found some info online about a rare kind of hepatitis caused by herpes and it happens really fast and is fatal in most cases. I'm feeling really paranoid now and I can't get the thought of it out of my head. I guess I just need someone to tell me I'm going to be okay and that I can live a happy life again. Thank you for reading.

You are going to be ok. Likely it happens in immune compromised people. If it hasn't happened to you yet, it won't. If you are paranoid have doctors check your liver levels. But honestly you are fine

Hugs and love

Xo

Thank you.

Hello,

As someone whose had h 28 years I can tell you that you will be just fine. This is the best place you could have come. Be sure to check out the Informational Blog and Adrials herpes videos. Also check out http://supporttruthanddialog.com/, WCSDancer2010's blog. You can learn a lot from both sites.

Sounds like anxiety and not so much the H. Don't search for issues you don't have

You will be fine, like my doctor told me, we need to take away Google ;)

Best of luck, hugs!

You will be fine, like my doctor told me, we need to take away Google ;)

Best of luck, hugs!

I wish there was a like button. Down with google!!! But it still can be helpful. That's how I found this site. Lol. What's the saying/joke....if it's on the internet, it must be true!!

#1 rule of Health:

STAY OFF DR GOOGLE!

I have yet to ever hear of anyone having a Herpes-related Hepatitis. I'd guess they already have liver issues and perhaps were but on Valtrex ... which is harmless to the liver UNLESS you already have some kind of liver disease....

Point being, *if* it happens it's incredibly rare. Chill friend... no need to be Chicken Little about a stupid little virus that causes cold sores in an inconvenient place :)

This Huffington Post essay published yesterday, "You Never Know Who You Are Talking To: Making Stigmatizing Assumptions About Health," seems like a relevant contribution to the conversation: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chelsea-jack/stigmatizing-assumptions-about-health_b_9044440.html. In full disclosure, I wrote it about my own experiences feeling stigmatized by other people because of a medical condition that I have. I am grateful for people contributing journalism and writing that helps stop producing the corrosive, vicious, destructive effects of shame -- and that helps others recover from those effects.

Good article, thanks for the link.

Todays 20 somethings are lucky to have the internet as a resource. I first got on the internet 20 years ago at the age of 29. You just never talked about herpes back then. The internet makes it easy to dip your toe in the water anonymously. Thats a good way to start getting the support you need. Made some very good friends over the years. The stigma is being chipped away a little bit at a time. Yourself, Ella Dawson, Sweet Cicily, Adrial and others are going public and making a stand against stigma.