get ahold of yourself! Take charge of your own life! So educate yourself, grieve for as long as you need to, and then. Fortunately, you're also in charge of your emotional health. If you've found out you are infected with herpes, you've likely gone through the full gambit of emotions - grief, shock, shame, despair. This holds true not just for dealing with the herpes virus, but in every aspect of your life. A cure to any 'incurable illness' may exist in places you may not think to look, so the best method of avoiding this is to look everywhere possible. You need to learn as much as you can, and be aware of any new technology that is available to you. If you have herpes, only you can take responsibility for your virus. Have you heard this expression before? With or without herpes or any other illness, the expression holds true. No one is responsible for your health but you. If you are faced with the pain of herpes, here's some food for thought: