Hi,
Apologies if something like this has already been done but I've searched and can't really find anything relating to this.
So I've been on the pill for years, few different kinds, I've found the one that works for me, but I have depression, as well as anxiety etc, a'll that palaver! I've had that for decades as well. But since a few bad life hurdles past few years I really feel my depression has morphed into something that's really starting to get out of hand and affect my life so much more now.
I've got a passion for psychology, I've also studied it, and having had this for so long and being an avid reader as well as someone who does a lot of self reflection, I'm pretty well versed in how to tackle depression as well as having my own tactics.
So anyway, I've been coming across so much information lately suggesting the pill can make all these symptoms worse, I guess it makes sense, they're hormones. Trouble is it's all empirical evidence so the only way to know is to be a guinea pig for myself, that scares me as I know my mood and perspective will change, maybe for the better (that's the desired outcome obviously) and if it's for the worse then I'm sure I'll get through it and go back on it.
BUT my sex work related fear here is I'm TERRIFIED of getting pregnant. I've never been pregnant before, I'm 30, single and would like children so if it did happen I run the risk of being unable to emotionally handle an abortion, or the trauma of biting the bullet and getting one as that would be the right thing to do for me.
Are there any non-chemical ways of avoiding pregnancy? Or does anyone have any suggestions on what I should do?
Apologies for such a long post!