TW: anxiety Hi guys! I have been struggling recently with taking the pill and it giving me so much anxiety! Little back story: me and my boyfriend haven’t done sex in months due to being long distance and because of how much anxiety that I get when we do have it in the end is not worth all of the worrying I end up doing. I take my pill due to have awful periods (bad cramps, lasting 18 days etc) but since we hadn’t done it in so long I got a little lazy taking my pills during the months we weren’t together. As I got home I started taking it at the same time again but since I was moving and I was on a new pack I ended up starting a little late (monday) when normally I start on Sunday - I have a 4 day long break! And then I also ended up having to take two one morning because i was so busy and forgot. Of course my luck on that sunday we decided to do it and the anxiety has just been eating me alive. He did pull out but i’m aware that doesn’t mean really anything… I have been super nauseous because of how anxious I am and I just need some clarity! I have done a lot of research about my pill and what not but it just seems that nothing helps tame my anxiety. I just count the days for my break week and then swear to myself to not let it happen again because of how anxious I get! Do I genuinely have something to worry about? Also: I’ve been taking the pill for around 3 years now. Is this just me? Am I the only one who gets this way? How have you helped your anxiety? Am I going uh crazy?

also I use vestura!!

Personally I find it really difficult to take the pill everyday. I have ADHD and am super forgetful and inconsistent. I use the patch which only needs to be changed once a week and it’s amazing. Much less hassle and less stressful. Maybe look into it or another form of contraception that’s less hands on so you know that you’re more or less protected always. Hopefully that will help your anxiety. All the best 💜

Definitely trying to take your pill on time is good BUT not everyone can, if you find you’re one of those people there’s lots of other options you could talk to your doctor about, but if you’re super freaked out you can always test 21 days after having unprotected sex ( can be done at 14 days but 21 is more accurate)