TW: mental health Has anyone experienced extreme anxiety, paranoia, intrusive thoughts and the entire shebang from the pill? I’ve felt this way once before and I was pretty sure it was from the BC but that was 8-9 years ago now. I am absolutely terrified of my own thoughts, I am in therapy, I am planning on taking my last pill in 6 days. But I am scared this will never end. I just needs words of hope because I’ve never felt so dissociated and hopeless. This started last month (month 4 of being back on the pill) and is not getting better.

I went back on the pill because when I got off of it Ive had horrible acne ever since for 2.5 years with no end in sight. Ironically this is the first month since then since I’ve had no breakouts but mentally I am going insane. I regret doing this to myself, there’s a reason I stopped taking the pill when I did. But im nervous maybe it’s not the pill and this is just me now forever which is complete torture

Even if it's not the pill, it's not permanent. It's normal for mental health to fluctuate over time and sometimes there's no clear direct cause. Lots, I would say most people who experience intense episodes of anxiety find that they can come on out of nowhere, and they NEVER last forever. It's always something that will pass eventually even though you feel terrible right now.

@aurielle thank you ❤️