Herpes? whats so bad about it?!
Question: kk ive bin wondering on and off but what is actually so bad about having herpes? it doesnt seem like it does anything except cause a few outbreaks which seem harmless..
Answers: kk ive bin wondering on and off but what is actually so bad about having herpes? it doesnt seem like it does anything except cause a few outbreaks which seem harmless..
Honestly? For most people, the fact that this disease involves their genitals freaks them out, so they have trouble seeing that it shouldn't be that big a deal. If we only got herpes on our knees, no one would care about it.
Herpes really just means having sores on your mouth or genitals periodically. In fact, most people who have herpes never show symptoms and don't even know that they have it. It doesn't lead to other diseases. It doesn't cause cancer or infertility. It's not fatal. There are some people who have herpes in their eyes, or who have really bad cases. But for the vast vast majority, the physical symptoms of herpes are quite minor.
For me, the worst thing about having herpes is the emotional impact of having to tell potential lovers and not knowing how they will react. The physical part is really nothing. It's dealing with everyone elses freak-out-potential that's the real challenge with this disease.
Unfortunately, that's not going to chance. It's an "incurable veneral disease" and many people are going to freak out about that.
Bummer.
1. It is uncurable.
2. It gives access point to other diseases, for example HIV infection is easier transmited to people having herpes.
3. Some forms of herpes are extremaly nasty, especially in children or people with less imunity (after diseases or similar). Herpes outbreak in kids can cause permanent damage, for example in eye region can cause blindness. More about this part here http://www.herpes-resource.com/pregnancy...
It's disgusting and in rare but possible cases, women have become infertil;e. It's considered dirty and unclean, and sorry to burst your bubble, but no girls are going to sleep with you. Ever.
I don't have herpes myself, but I used to get coldsores. Unlike herpes, coldsores are visible to everyone...they are the most horribly depressing thing you can imagine, especially if you're young.
For anyone reading this that has either herpes or coldsores, I suggest you ask your doctor for a prescription of Valtrex. I used to get coldsores bad. I mean *really* bad, like 6 or 7 in a row, with each lasting 2-3 weeks. Since going onto Valtrex 6 years ago I haven't had a single serious outbreak, and by "serious" I mean something that other people can see! Every 6-12 months or so I still get that horrible tingling sensation that an outbreak is imminent, but if I hit it right away with a double-whammy of Valtrex and an external Acyclovir-based topical cream like Zovirax then it never develops into a visible blister.
Because its gross, and you can spread it. Its uncureable and it leads on the worse infectious diseases. But its not like people who have it are lesser individuals. It's just basically frowned upon by allot people.
they hurt like a mofo. they look like hell. everyone will run for the hills when they see the oooozzzzzing nasty sores on your lips. they take weeks to heal. they never ever completely go away, they just hide and come back latter to bother you again. they are contagious and they can be easily spread to your sexual organs. imagine the above symptoms down there! they can even be spread to an baby being born though contact with the infected area.
AVOID ALL PEOPLE!!! It is estimated that 50 percent to 80 percent of the American adult population has oral herpes. 20 percent, over 50 million people, are infected with Genital herpes, and the majority of these cases may be unaware they even have it.
it is dangerous try to avoid it.
Society really needs to change their attitude about herpes both 1-mouth/face and 2-genital area. It is not a life threatning virus but one that will be with you for life. I believe the most difficult aspect about it is the manner in which people respond to it. i.e., "if you have it you will never get a girlfriend" or "no one will want to kiss you" these are false and ignorant statements, but statements that are damaging far beyond one's imagination. If we start to change the way we react to it and start to love ourselves and not torture ourselves because we happen to have it, then perhaps others can and will be less scrutinizing of us.
There are medications that will help to manage it and I would advise anyone who has it, not go through it alone as we have a tendency to punish and beat up on ourselves. It doesn't make us any less human. It's not diabetes or heart disease, or lupus, or fibromyalgia these are things to worry about. We were born with eyes and normal limbs or for that matter "limbs"
We have to support the kids and young people who may have it and change the way people react to this, it's not going anywhere. Let's help someone who is having trouble coping with this rather than offer a lot of meaningless damaging chatter.
Well herpes it the gift that keeps on giving. Outbreaks may seem like no big deal but imagine big pussy open sores on your penis, making it unbarable to pee. They also get outbreaks all over there body. Just read another question about a guy who had outbreaks on his neck that some how transfered to his eye. EEW Imagine finding the girl of your dreams but having to stay away because your underwear is wet from blood and pus. And its the most intense itching pain you could imagine. That is why it would suck. Also there is no cure so even when you are 80 years old and can barely wipe your own a-s-s anymore, you are still flaring up.
Check these photos out
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If that don't convince you, I dunno what will.
It isn't so bad!
All it is is a cold sore down below - exactly the same as the oral herpes no one cares about because most have it. At least, no one cares about cold sores at all here in Europe - I don't know about the US?
80% of us have one of the two herpes viruses. Neither virus is better than the other, and neither place. There isn't a 'good' or 'bad' herpes - people just choose to demonise the genital version.
Just as with oral herpes - cold sores or fever blisters - 80% of infected people don't even get recognisable symptoms. The majority of those that do get symptoms get them infrequently and mildly. Those that get them badly are in the minority - but you can occasionally get a bad cold sore too.
It is funny really. I have genital herpes caused by hsv-1. My boyfriend has hsv-1 on the mouth - cold sores.
Because of the unreasonable stigma, people tell me I am somehow morally obliged to inform men I have herpes, and I cannot discuss it with any but my closest friends. I worry about men rejecting me.
And yet other friends, with the identical virus on their mouth, and more likely to infect a parter since hsv-1 is more infectious on the mouth, need never fear rejection for it, because it is 'just a cold sore', something everyone gets and that you can have a moan about with your friends who also get them from time to time.
Most people with cold sores don't even know they are herpes, and those that do think it can't cause genital herpes, can't spread to another person except when they have a cold sore or think their herpes is somehow a 'better' kind or 'not that kind of herpes' because it is on the mouth.
There is a terrible double standard going on.
Isn't it really true to say that the way we treat cold sores is the proper way to treat herpes - since it reflects how minor a thing herpes actually is without being clouded with the stigma attached to something that is on your genitals?
The majority of pictures on the internet reflect people who get bad outbreaks, or normally people with primary outbreaks which are normally far worse. 'Open, pussy sores' is far from the normal reality for the majority with herpes. This is what an outbreak usually looks like at its very worst for me (except on the genitals of course):
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This is probably equivalent to the worst outrbeak I hve ever had:
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its a dissease that is very contagious at times and not curable. that is what makes people freak out herpes. once u have it u will have it for life. i wish people would think more like that instead of running for the hills when they hear someone has herpes. its not life threatening and does not affect fertility. i had a healthy firtility count the last time i went for a physical, all the numbers were where they are suposed to be and i have herpes. it just causes painful outbreaks now and then which are more or less an inconvenince.