Contracted Oral HSV1. Help

i 26M recently contracted oral HSV1 (cold sores) from a girl i kissed. i’m on day 8 post exposure and feeling strong tingling / burning on my lips. i’m guessing the blisters will come in the next day or two.

have been feeling like utter shit since i realised i’d kissed someone with an active cold sore and that it was highly contagious. at the time i didn’t fully process what it was and what it meant. i feel so silly now looking back on it but what’s done is done.

can’t stop feeling anxious about the implications of this. potentially finding a future partner, having kids and not being able to kiss them, what my family will think (they’re extremely religious). i don’t think i could hide this from them, the anxiety around that is killing me. not being able to kiss me nephews and nieces. etc etc

i’ve been reading horror stories on here from others who say HSV1 ruined their life. please can someone reassure me that it’s not that bad and outbreaks aren’t that frequent or severe. or if anyone has any tips on how to deal with it. thank you, really struggling at the minute.