Thanks Ruiner! I’m so glad to have found this forum. It’s been extremely helpful to talk to others going through this. Yes, recognizing that this is just a mild skin condition does help.
I have never had any outbreaks that i am aware of, even though I’ve been diagnosed as HSV 1 and 2. I am pretty athletic, health-conscious, and body aware, so maybe I just have a strong immune system? The whole thing has been baffling to me.
But I’m focusing on seeing myself in a wholistic way. I am not H. I simply have antibodies to H in my system, and because of that must be careful not to compromise the health of others. I’ve been trying to do something athletic or movement-oriented every day in the morning to connect with my body, and also make sure I layer in activities every day that bring me joy. (For me, that’s music, yoga, reading, writing, seeing friends, watching great movies, etc.) In the end, we’re all a composite of our life’s experiences. It’s important that we live in ways that keep our personal light shining bright