I am really struggling with my hsv1 diagnoses today and Ive been researching about it. Helps to understand what I have now and really to me it is like our bodies just get sick sometimes and flare up. Just like a cold ya know? Or even pimples like its sort of the same thing! Im trying to look at it that way. I am not disgusting. I am not gross. And neither are you. I dont understand why people just wont accept that COLD SORES are herpes too. Really irritating.