Here me out on this one. I know you're not believing me if you were just diagnosed with herpes. And I didn't see it that way at all back in 2011. I've talked to thousands of people who have been diagnosed with herpes and it always starts out the same way. It starts out as, my life is over and how do I cure this. I've talked to people who are suicidal, (here's the hotline if this is where you're at 800-273-8255). Basically, I've seen all levels of devastation from a herpes diagnosis.