Hi, I just wanted to leave u this email to say thanks for having the courage to make the herpes site. It truly helped me. I was told i had herpes earlier this year and reading the stories and hearing that i was going to be ok was the biggest thing for me. I’m still worried a little but im sure after having it a while i will get better with this. Again THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart, you are a wonderful person. —Amanda

I am so proud of you and your website. Because of your site I can openly say to anyone “I have herpes”. I take Valtrex every day and have for 2 years because that is what my doctor recommended. Your site gave me the courage to not shrink into a corner but to stand up and fight to have as normal a life as possible. I’ll add that I use Seasonique for my birth control since it limits my menstrual cycle to only 4 times a year and my period is when I usually get an outbreak. I take Prozac to manage my depression and Claritin to manage my allergies. All recommended by MY personal physician. Feel free to print any of this wherever you want. I invite anyone to just standup and tell people about their personal experiences. If it helps just one person then a good service has been done. —Cindy

Thank you Yoshi2me for sharing your experience strength and hope. I’m a 55 year old male who was diagnosed with hsv-2 about 2 years. Male or female I think we all deal with the same issues that come along with this situation. Fear of rejection, feelings of unworthiness, alone. To me it felt like I was the only who had herpes. Not so, thanks to sites like yours, reading the stories makes me feel like I’m not alone. Some stories are heart breaking and I really feel for them. I can really relate to their experience. I’ve had to deal with tons of negative thinking on my part. If anything this situation has humbled me, for the better, has put me closer to God, and new resources have developed in me. Thank you again and I would like to thank all those courageous people who have shared on this site. —O