I was recently diagnosed with herpes. Never in a million years would I have ever thought something like this would happen to me. I was in utter disbelief. I felt so ashamed and embarrassed. I put all the blame onto myself. How could I have been so stupid? Why wasn’t I more careful? Those are the questions I constantly asked myself. I cried everyday for weeks about it. This was the weakest I had ever felt in my life. I felt as if I lost something so precious to me as a young woman. What are the best ways to manage and cope with my disease? Will I ever regain my sexuality back?