Birth Control Rocks My Socks

I'm going to talk to all of you lovely people about a hot button issue: birth control. Since I have experience with the pill that's what I'm going to be writing about, although there are other forms of birth control such as a patch, a shot, or something like the NuvaRing.


To begin, here are all the positives that I have personally experienced with my use of birth control.


Regular Period I used to have a really irregular period. My cycles ranged anywhere from 28 days to 40 days. Which means a lot of the time my period would end up being a week and a half late. Do you know how scary it is to have a late period? On the other hand, I would get used to starting my period late and I would be totally unprepared for it if it came on time. All of this ads unneeded stress and inconvenience to my life. Now that I'm on the pill, and have been for a year and a half, my period is completely regular. It is nearly always on a 28 day cycle and it starts on a Tuesday. So, now I know.


Shorter Periods Before I was on the pill my periods usually lasted about a week. Now that I'm on the pill they're about 5 days long. I know a lot of women with shorter periods still, but I do appreciate the small shortening of the time that I'm going to be bleeding.


Helping Cramps Birth control has seriously saved me from my terrible cramps. I still get cramps even though I'm on the pill, but they are so much better now. There were times before I was taking birth control that my cramps would immobilize me. I would just curl up and not be able to get up again because the pain was so bad. Let's just say there was a lot of crying on my floor when I was on my period. Now that doesn't happen anymore, thank God!


Less Acne Seriously, my face has been so much clearer since I've been on the pill.


Not Having Babies! I've been a lot happier in my relationship since I've been on the pill. We still have safe sex and we am careful but I feel a lot better protected. I pretty sure my boyfriend is happier too, since I've stopped worrying about getting pregnant so much. I just make sure I always take my pill at the right time everyday.


So know you get the gist of my positive personal experience with birth control. Moving on to the negatives I've experienced.


Spotting The first month or so I've started birth control I had a lot of trouble with spotting. My flow was lower and everything. It was just all the time. Gross. So I talked to my gyno and she switched me over to a higher hormone birth control. No more spotting! 


Crazy Moods So after I was switched to a higher hormone birth control I was just crazy for a month or so. Literally screaming and crying all the time. After a while everything straitened out and I'm all happy now.


Being Judged People give you dirty looks when they see you take your birth control. Come on! I'm being responsible, taking care of myself, and overall making my life a lot better. I used to always go to the bathroom when I took it. I still won't take it in front of my mom even though she knows I have it. I just feel like it is so taboo. I just can't do it. I really wish it was more acceptable to take my birth control in a way that was the most convenient to me with out the worry of others perceptions. This is a problem. I've been out to eat with my friends when I've needed to take my birth control thinking nothing of it I'll just take on time like I should. My friends have pointed out the old lady shooting dirty looks for taking it in public. Geez it's just a pill.


Taking a Pill at the Same Time Everyday It's mostly an inconvenience. I've never missed a pill though. It has been an hour or so late, but that's the worst. I set the alarm on my phone to remind me.


There's some pros and cons to taking birth control that I can personally testify to. Now hear is what I have to say about birth control based on my experience. 


Birth control is not a bad thing! A woman on birth control is not a whore because she is on birth control. A woman is not necessarily having crazy sex with everyone if she's on birth control. She is just making a choice in the hopes of improving her life.


Now I really wish the subject of birth control and sexual health were not as taboo as it seems to be. It really can improve a woman's life. I know it has helped mine. So why do I have to feel uncomfortable for taking it in public? Riddle me that riddler. 


Basically I just hate the taboo of birth control. I wish it wasn't called birth control because that leads people to believe that it is the only thing it can be used for. There are plenty of side effects to birth control such as regulating periods, adjusting hormonal mood swings, preventing pregnancy, helping clear acne, and lessoning the pain of cramps. So with all this involved why don't we call it something more adequate? Family planning pills, menstrual adjustment pills, make your life better pills?


I just think it would be beneficial to address all the uses of birth control pills. Not everyone has to use them for birth control anyways.

Goodbye,

Sassy Cat

My Dorm Room is Haunted

There once was a Sassy Cat that lived in a dorm room, that may or may not have been haunted. Here is my story. 
Hannah is a boss.


My first encounter with the paranormal entity that may or may not exist was when I was sleeping. I was awaken by some strange noises come from my heater that may or may not have sounded like a woman talking. I may have been half asleep when I heard these eerie noises, that most likely didn't wake up my roommate because she sleeps like a rock, but it quite distinctly sounded like someone talking. It was weird.


Next, I was changing in the dark and I felt someone walk behind me. I was confused since I though my roommate was sleeping. So I get out my phone and shine the light everywhere. I creepily shined it in at my roommates bed to make sure she was sleeping. She was.


Another point to be made is that my residence hall is supposedly haunted by a ghost who takes down posters. It really isn't unusual for posters to fall down on occasion, but sometimes posters fall down in sketchy ways.


First off, on move in day we had about 5 things fall of the wall at the same time, whoosh. Secondly, I have 4 posters of cats. They came rolled up in the mail so they don't always lay completely flat and pop up at the bottom. It's a pet peeve of mine when this happen and I always have to stick them back. Interestingly, there have been a view times that all the posters will roll up in a row and every time I stick one back another rolls up again. It's like someone is screwing with me. I usually give up after doing this for five minutes or so. Furthermore, I have a large Gandhi poster that only falls down in the morning. It's like my alarm goes off. I lay back down. Poster falls down. There have been a few times that I've tried to put it back up right away and it just won't stick. After going to class and coming back it will usually stick again.


Then there was this dream I had that there was a ghost in my room trying to kill me. Her name was "Mona". 


A week later I'm sitting in my room alone reading my Cosmo. There's this valentine's day balloon in my room that decides to pop on its own. POP! I just sat there and stared at it for a while, then I fled to the floor below mine where my friends consoled me.


It's taken me a while to write this blog. Sorry friends, I started it 3 weeks ago, but I'm busy with college stuff. 

Bye, 

Sassy Cat