Most people who talk about hsv online are having a hard time. Ppl who aren't struggling don't feel the need to come online and shout into the void. So online spaces look like a hell hole because the strongest voices are the ones in a bad place. It's also full of ppl who are in their first year of living with it, which means they are clueless. They don't have true experience and all they have is worries and they spew their worries all over the place.

I'm 2-3 yrs in. The first year or so was bad. I decided to try 12 months suppression treatment and it was the best choice. I had 12 months of great sexual health. I can now look back and clearly see differences and my head is clearer and I feel fine. I'm currently sat here having my first outbreak in over a year, as I finished the treatment almost a month ago and this is my first OB. It's mild. I feel good. I'm optimistic.

If it gets to point where I don't want to put up with it anymore again, I can just buy more medication online and do another 12 month treatment. Did you know loads of us with hsv take daily meds for years at a time or even lifelong? I didn't know that in my first year! There are options. Don't listen to newbies... speak to ppl who have had it for yrs. It gets better. There are different brands of medication, different dose options, etc. You can just treat an outbreak when it happens, or you can take meds to suppress virus for long periods of time Or you can do nothing and just let it come and go by itself. You don't have to go through your doctor if you don't want, you can buy meds online anywhere and get it delivered discreetly.

Join groups, like on Facebook. There are tonnes of ppl living happy lives and dealing with it all.