herpes type 2 sharing ice cream

[worried925]

Recently had a try of a friends ice cream, is it possible to get oral (herpes type 2) this route? A bit paranoid, any insight would be greatly appreciated. To my knowledge type two orally is quite rare, what are the risks of sharing food and drinks generally?, colds, hsv 1...

[gracefromHHP]

have you had any sort of professional help with this so that you have better coping mechanisms when your paranoia starts to get the best of you?

we call it a sexually transmitted infection for a reason - you need that sort of naked and intimate contact to transmit herpes.  as for oral herpes, once you are an adult, it's almost exclusively romantic type kisses that transmit herpes from oral to oral area. sharing food, drinks or social pecks isn't a risk.

perhaps copy that paragraph down and put it on a post it note to remind yourself :)

grace

[worried925]

Hello Grace, i was hoping to hear from you. Im sorry to ask silly questions. sometimes I need the confirmation, I guess I know the answer deep down inside. I've learned so much, however I do need to work on trusting what I know which has been mostly been learned in these forums. Maybe it's stress ive undergone recently that causes my paranoia. ive had some realistic risks in the past in which I was scared. I always tested. I do try to logistically talk to myself. I guess i need some kind reassurance, Thank you for responding, I'll try to be more trusting of what I have learned.

[gracefromHHP]

you've asked tons of questions in the past about non-sexual related risks of std's. why the paranoia?

grace