At this point, most of us have one kind of herpes infection or another; living brings risk! Though herpes is a lifetime infection, with less physical and emotional stress, outbreaks can remain at bay. We can live with herpes.
This is an easy way to think about lots of things that leave us vulnerable.
We all have genetic links, family histories and life circumstances that create vulernabilities for us in life. We have no choice but to carry these with us, but with enough attention to our own care, complicatons can find a background and our lives do not have to be defined.