Is it possible to give myself herpes from masturbating?

Unusual: Maybe if you had a fever blister and cross-contaminated topside and bottom. Otherwise, you would have to be exposed to the virus somehow or someone.

No: The herpes virus is spread by contact, usually skin to skin. There is a very slim chance if contracting the virus from sex toys that have not been cleaned and have fresh mucous on them, such as with mutual masturbation, but otherwise no.

Yes!: Herpetic whitlow is herpes simplex of your finger- common amongst health care workers before gloves and on thumb suckers. If you can get it on your finger then u can transmit it to your genitals- even more so if using your saliva for lubrication.