1.5 year update

Hi,

It's almost 1.5 years since I have herpes and what a rollercoster ride it has been... It's been so long since I posted here it's partly because I've a mild anxiety disorder and partly I didn't want to jinx it.

Anyway, since I posted here, I've disclosed to 6 guys. 2 of them rejected (ghosted), 4 of them accepted. In short 80% acceptance rate which isn't bad :) Currently I'm dating someone who is just wonderful about this ordeal. Hes a pretty awesome guy and I'm really happy.

Also, I started eating healthy and going to gym regulary. This lifestyle helped with my anxiety and my outbreaks. I didn't have an ob in last 6 months and my prondromes are nonexistent at this point. Yay!

Moreover, during this time I discovered that my triggers are sleep deprevation and high emotions. What I mean by this is that if I dont get enough sleep and get really angry or sad, I'll be having prondrome symptoms. However since I'm getting enough sleep almost every night, my herpes isn't active in a very long time.

The major change in my life is that I started to see a psychiatrist. She helped me tremendously with herpes and my anxiety. I'm felling much better now.

I don't know when I'll post again but to all newly-diagnosed I want to say things get better. It really isn't a big deal. So hang in there :)

Also, to all the wonderful people here, especially Adrial and WCSDancer: Thank you so much for your support. Without you, I'd probably have gone insane by now. Thank you for being there for me.

Take care.

Thank you for this, @janedoe! I just love hearing updates from people who have had this awhile....they are so helpful. It's amazing how the basics (nutrition, exercise, sleep) seem to help everything. Add a good mental health professional and a supportive boyfriend to that mix and it's no wonder you're doing so well. Kudos to you!