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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have been thinking about this topic lately.  Honestly, public shaming for having oral herpes (cold sores) has been the ongoing trauma in my life.  I have been kicked out of friend groups, scolded by family members at holidays, rejected by people I cared about, shunned at jobs, lost out on opportunities and even shunned by my former faith community.

I have had recurring cold sores most of my life and was not able to take medication due to kidney issues.  Recently the frequency and severity has subsided and reflecting back I now see how much this issue has impacted my life.  For so long I stuffed away the hurt of each event and I didn't make the connection.[/quote].

A girl I went to high school with experienced this and people probably don’t understand how horrible people are about it. She was attractive and had a well to do family but was treated like a leper whether she had the sores or not. [/quote]

[b]I believe a herpes vaccine is on the horizon.  But even after a vaccine, I doubt I will ever feel comfortable around the people who said and did unkind things to me because of oral herpes.  The virus gave people justification to shame me and they seized every opportunity with delight. [/b][/quote]

Is it a sexually transmitted disease? It’s not right? I’ve seen a lot of people with cold sores and never considered if something to shame. [/quote]

Every human carries the simplex virus only a few have it triggered in the form of cold sores. A different version can be sexually transmitted[/quote]

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