hsv 2 outbreak triggers

[77654]

I am a female. I have had hsv 2 for almost 5 years now. My first outbreak was TERRIBLE ugh! Over the years my outbreaks have reduced to 1 blister, maybe 3 times a year. Recently I forgot I even had the virus until about 5 days ago I got the burning pain down the back of my thigh, and I knew I was gonna have a breakout, and 2 days later I had only 1 blister, as of right now it is almost gone. My main question is what triggers these outbreaks? I have read that sugar, and stress are factors. I am a single parent and am constantly stressed out, I also regularly eat chocolate on an almost daily basis, and have not had outbreaks as a result. I went through and entire pregnancy without an outbreak! So did my body just decide that I needed an outbreak now? and what are the chances that it will come back anytime soon?

[Fleetwood20]

Without a doubt, a stressed immune system or stress to the sensitive area (such as sunburn to the lips) is the leading contributor to an outbreak. The stress can be mental or physical.

A lot of people blame some bad foods, but the correlation between being stressed, then eating bad foods etc. is very high.

[77654]

I think I may have found the answer to my own question. Thanks google! So recently I have been running 1 complete mile a few days out of the week. This is new to my weekly routine. I may have shocked my body in some kind of way. idk I'll accept this as a reason, and reduce from running to walking.