Has anyone else noticed that since being on the pill it’s been really hard to manage emotions. I’ve always struggled with this, but I feel as if it’s got worse since being on the pill. I constantly lash out on people and that’s caused problems with me and my boyfriend. I also really struggle with anxiety, constantly feel really drained and depressed. Does anyone have any advice for managing emotions and becoming more emotionally intelligent?

How long have you been on the pill? I felt this way for a while when I started taking the pill. I’ve now been on the pill for years and find that my emotions are easy to control now

@nrayne I think it’s almost been a year. Basically the doctors have been telling me that I don’t need to have breaks on them, until I found out it’s bad not to have them, so I’ve only just started taking them with breaks.

It’s not bad not to take breaks, there’s no medical reason to have them, you can continue to skip your breaks

@Monkeybutt63 I’ve heard it can higher your chance of cervical cancer so it’s scared me a bit. Say if I don’t want to have a break one time, but then I have the break the next month will I still be protected in the break?

@Lucyadele_x yeah I do this if I want to skip bleed x

Yes you’ll still be protected, and I’m not sure where you heard the thing about cervical cancer but I would make sure it was a reliable source if not I wouldn’t believe it

I’m pretty sure that is true, but it’s not something to be super worried about, the pill also decreases risk other kinds of cancer like womb & ovarian cancers. The % risk also significantly decreases in the years after stopping taking it xx

Having a break or not makes zero impact on these stats though, so it’s completely up to you whether you do or don’t @lucyadele_x xx

Just wondering I’ve had my 7 day break and I’m on day 2 of being back on the pill. Am I definitely protected bc I had unprotected sex?

@Lucyadele_x yep