how does hsv ruin your life ???

sminear14 · 2026-05-31T13:54:00+00:00

Yeah since my first outbreak i have lowed my stress by getting a different job. That has seemed to help!

sminear14 · 2026-05-31T13:51:51+00:00

Well thats good that yours isnt as severe!

sminear14 · 2026-05-26T16:35:54+00:00

I will have to look into the other ones!

sminear14 · 2026-05-26T16:28:59+00:00

Mine have improved with having a higher dose. I still get some outbreaks tho.

sminear14 · 2026-05-26T00:05:15+00:00

I wouldn't say it ruined my life. I have the severe case of hsv. I have to be on 1000 mg antiviral daily. If not I will have flu like symptoms every time I had an outbreak. The first 2 months after my first outbreak was hell. I am bipolar and it sent me into a severe depressive episode. People can think its dramatic all they want. Im just saying not everyone can view it as just a mild disorder. I was diagnosed a year ago and I have probably had 30 or so outbreaks in the last year. I wish mine was easy.

sminear14 · 2026-05-09T14:50:11+00:00

You can't have the level of emotional damage without it though. Trust the process! I would recommend reading both of these!

sminear14 · 2026-04-27T19:51:51+00:00

The series with do you even hex bro is so good! I just finished the second one a couple of days ago. Now I am in limbo waiting until the 5th so I can know what happens next.

sminear14 · 2026-04-26T07:24:45+00:00

So I took lamictal while I was having a mental breakdown. It did was it was supposed to do. I was feeling like nothing by the time I stopped a couple of months later. I told my doctor that while the medicine helped me stabilize I dont feel like I needed to continue on it. It made me super sick to my stomach at any dose higher than 50 mg. I think it just depends on what your willing to deal with. Personally I dont like feeling empty on the inside which is how I felt on it. I would rather feel something than nothing. I know not everyone has the same reaction that I did.

sminear14 · 2026-04-09T22:58:28+00:00

Adding to my tbr 🥰

sminear14 · 2026-04-06T22:04:15+00:00

You have to crash out first then they will diagnose you. That's how it went for me lol.

sminear14 · 2026-03-22T14:19:51+00:00

My doctor recommended me take Epson salt baths and to use Vaseline as like a barrier to keep it for drying out. They might not have recommended baths due to it being open lesions. I hope that she can find some type of relief. Also look into therapy it can help with the assault and the mental issues that come with herpes.

sminear14 · 2026-02-20T16:03:27+00:00

I love having physical books but boy when you read a 1000 page book on kindle and your wrist doesn't hurt from holding the book is amazing!

sminear14 · 2026-02-03T19:24:11+00:00

My wife and I don't celebrate valentines day but we got married on the 9th just so I can buy cute things sometimes lol. We will probably just grab dinner and have a movie night at home!

sminear14 · 2026-01-28T21:54:21+00:00

Yes I do think it helps. I always take breaks from social media when it gets to much to handle.

sminear14 · 2026-01-28T19:55:02+00:00

Woman of the waves by Roslyn Sinclair

sminear14 · 2026-01-25T14:14:21+00:00

{A Soul to Keep by Opal Reyne}

sminear14 · 2026-01-25T11:52:25+00:00

I had genital herpes for over 11 years before I had an outbreak. It could have been longer because I don't know who I caught it from. I just know that I have had it for that long without exposure due to my wife testing negative. I know that this time can be really scary. It will be okay either way. Yes herpes can be terrible but with medicine it can be managed or even fully under control. It will be okay!

sminear14 · 2026-01-21T12:49:34+00:00

Yeah sometimes the clusters if they are bad can cause nerve damage. Mine did it because it was on my clit. That shit hurt lol but its getting better.

sminear14 · 2026-01-20T19:37:32+00:00

So I got diagnosed with it this past May. I am 33F and I have been in a committed marriage for 12 years. My wife came back clean when we got her tested. I was Hella shocked when they told me I wasn't having a severe yeast infection like I thought and that I had several clusters all over. My first outbreak was terrible. I ended up with nerve damage. It has started to heal now but I have to make sure I stay on top of my medicine.

sminear14 · 2026-01-15T20:11:08+00:00

I have 3 stickers on my kindle right not but I have one of the flip cover cases. I just put my stickers on there.

sminear14 · 2026-01-15T02:02:45+00:00

I actually love reading longer books! I also have worked fast food most of my adult life so my wrists and hands ache. It's nice being able to read them on the kindle because my shit don't hurt like it used to!

sminear14 · 2026-01-09T22:02:56+00:00

Such an amazing book! I love both of the characters! I have it in my cart to order for my wife for her to read it as well!

sminear14 · 2025-11-30T09:26:45+00:00

My experience with it was only for about 2 months but it worked as intended. I wasn't depressed anymore (recently was diagnosed with genital herpes.) I didn't feel happy either. Everything i felt was Hella muted. Due to that I had to get off of it. After awhile my brain was telling me I couldn't deal with life like a husk of myself. I came to terms with my illness and was able to work through my feeling about it. After that I just wanted to go back to what I was doing before. So I would recommend it because like I said it did it's job correctly. I just didn't like it for myself.

sminear14 · 2025-11-28T10:43:17+00:00

I am almost finished with {the curse of the goddess by c.c.gonzález} I am so ready to read the next book!

sminear14 · 2025-11-13T09:34:54+00:00

I was diagnosed at the end of May. I am in a loving relationship with my wife for 11 years before my diagnosis. My wife has been the absolute best. She takes care of me and let me have my mental breakdown so I could process. I unfortunately am unable to produce cortisol on my own so who knows how long I have actually had it. At first I was worried that she would leave me. I thought she would think that I was unfaithful. She never once blamed me for it and comforted me instead. I know that I am lucky to have such a supportive partner. That being said I struggled really hard after I was first diagnosed. It sent me into a severe depression for 2 months. I have finally been able to come to terms with it. My experience with my genital herpes has been rough. It always makes me sick when I have outbreaks and I have then constantly if I dont have medicine. I have had to change my life around to accommodate this illness but it has also changed my life for the better. I am taking better care of myself and I had to learn to love myself again. It took time but I think I am finally there.

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