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@WCSDancer2010 I did pick up some Abreva from the store. I have been using that as well as pressing green tea leaves and putting on some petroleum jelly, because I read somewhere that helps. Right now it stopped being a big red lump and its a medium sized white dot with a bit of red around it. It kind of looks like a white head zit. Is there anything else I can do to speed the healing process and prevent future sores?

@thisisgoingtobeokay Thanks for the info, I'll be sure to be careful in the future. Just wondering, does anybody know if I can put lipstick or something on my lips to kind of cover up the sores? Will it irritate it too much? If it makes it heal slower or makes the sore worse, then its not worth it. Does anyone know? Thanks :)

@WSCDancer2010 Thanks for the support! I guess all I really have to worry about is not touching it and then touching my eye or nose or something. Also spreading it to other people. I suppose I'll get used to it, but just right now its weird. I'm glad I found this site. Its very strange to me that so many people have it yet I never see it and it seems like such a bad and unusual-seeming thing. I hope that changes in the future, as I have never had any classes and nobody has ever really taught me about HSV1. I tried telling my friend who gave it to me about how its a form of herpes and its very contagious and how it can spread to other parts of the body (eyes, nose, genitals), but she didn't believe me! Oh well I guess I can prove it to her... It's just so weird that its such an underground thing to me :/ Anyways, thanks a lot!

Hello All, I just got the Cold Sore Virus from sharing a drink with my friend who didn't know it was contagious. I assumed that she would tell me if she had a cold sore and she didn't, so I thought it was a zit or something. I woke up the next morning, and I had one! It looks exactly like her cold sore, and its in around the same place. Its so embarrassing! I'm a freshman in highschool, and I don't want to show my face to anyone at school. I'm afraid that people will make fun of me for having herpes, or think I sleep around. People can be mean. I just learned more about it, and now I've found out that I will have to deal with this for the rest of my entire life. I can predict this popping up right before dates, job interviews, and other awful and embarrassing times. I also found out that 80% of the population has this kind of herpes. So now I'm wondering, is this a big deal? I have literally NEVER seen a cold sore on another person that I can remember, except for the friend that gave it to me. I know all these different remedies for it, but I can't stop feeling bad about it. I just keep thinking about how I have herpes now, and I will have it for the rest of my life. Will I have to tell every boyfriend/girlfriend about my condition before I kiss or date them? Is this just the norm? And if it is, then why do I never hear about it or see it? Please help! Thanks :(

Hello All, I just got the Cold Sore Virus from sharing a drink with my friend who didn't know it was contagious. I assumed that she would tell me if she had a cold sore and she didn't, so I thought it was a zit or something. I woke up the next morning, and I had one! It looks exactly like her cold sore, and its in around the same place. Its so embarrassing! I'm a freshman in highschool, and I don't want to show my face to anyone at school. I'm afraid that people will make fun of me for having herpes, or think I sleep around. People can be mean. I just learned more about it, and now I've found out that I will have to deal with this for the rest of my entire life. I can predict this popping up right before dates, job interviews, and other awful and embarrassing times. I also found out that 80% of the population has this kind of herpes. So now I'm wondering, is this a big deal? I have literally NEVER seen a cold sore on another person that I can remember, except for the friend that gave it to me. I know all these different remedies for it, but I can't stop feeling bad about it. I just keep thinking about how I have herpes now, and I will have it for the rest of my life. Will I have to tell every boyfriend/girlfriend about my condition before I kiss or date them? Is this just the norm? And if it is, then why do I never hear about it or see it? Please help! Thanks :(