Sure thing. I know that you're aware of at least one helpline where you are, and that you've been using an online therapy service. Can I ask how long you've been using that service, and what (if any) resources or helplines that therapy organisation has suggested to you? Have you already looked at or...

That's okay. Maybe I can make a suggestion, then? We've talked before about your house not being a very safe place, and how you - how everyone - deserves to be safe. It's also sounding like continuing to be in an unsafe place is maybe keeping you stuck feeling crappy and not knowing how to move forw...

That doesn't sound like any cause for concern. Bleeds can sometimes start slowly, with brown spotting/discharge - as you're about to finish this pack of active pills, that may well be what's happening for you. Starting a hormonal birth control method can also make your bleeds a little different to w...

We will not answer ANY questions about pregnancy fear or anxiety in our direct services from users who are not pregnant or who are not or have not otherwise been directly involved with an actual pregnancy. Please do not post this kind of question. If you are seeing this text, and your thread is loc...

Hi! Sorry to hear you're feeling like this. I have a few thoughts from what you've said already, but there's a couple of things I'd like to ask to help both you and us get clarity on the situation and best possible ways forward. You said I feel like I'm sacrificing myself - what are you sacrificing?...

I don't really belong in this thread - so pardon me and I'll take myself right back out of it! - but wanted to stop by briefly to say that partnered or single, I've never marked or recognised valentine's day in any way. It just doesn't mean anything to me personally. So, that's a possible option too...

http://www.scarleteen.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=450 We will not answer ANY questions about pregnancy fear or anxiety in our direct services from users who are not pregnant or who are not or have not otherwise been directly involved with an actual pregnancy. Please do not post this kind of quest...

Also: the user guidelines you agreed to when you signed up make clear that we ask people to have just one account per person. Attempting to sidestep the limits we set with you by creating further accounts isn't okay. If you fear for your life, the right thing to do is to seek immediate in-person ass...

We've already given you our information on what activities do and don't have any pregnancy risk. The level of continuing fear and distress you're describing to us, and the amount of time and energy you're spending thinking about these kinds of details, is suggesting very strongly that you'd benefit ...

(Ryan1500, this board - the Ask Us board - is for staff/volunteer replies only. Users are welcome to join in on the boards in the Newbieville and All the Things areas. Thanks!) Curious123, you answered your own question when you said "I have read on this site that there is NO chance of pregnanc...

Oof, that sounds very uncomfortable! I'd suggest calling your doctor's office and a) explaining how much discomfort you're in and how much it's disrupting your life until you can get treatment, and asking if you can possibly get an appointment or prescription any sooner, and b) asking what relief yo...

Thanks for that update, and you're so very welcome! I'm so glad you've been able to do what's right for you and that you've been feeling so much better

Your doctor and a pharmacist are exactly the right people to ask a question like that about medication. They should know their stuff, and they both gave you a clear answer. Sorted :) For moving forward, there's a couple of things it might be helpful to think about. Why, do you think, are you putting...

Sounds like some of the answer is simply hanging in there until you go to university and meet more and different people. That should help a lot! I'd also try not to worry too much about what might or might not happen in the future: there's a LOT of different things that might happen, especially if y...

Here's some resources and information like we talked about in chat that I said I'd put here for you. If I've missed something, or you'd like something extra, do nudge me! I'm putting in some extra things, too, where I think they might help you out. There's quite a lot of information here: no need to...

Sure. Here's the chat link: http://www.scarleteen.com/webim/client.php?locale=en

Just give me a few seconds to sign in so there's an operator available for you!

Yep, I'm okay with that, which is why I offered :) It's really up to you, whatever you feel best about. I can post you the chat link if you need it. Acoustic, cool! I love how with guitars, you can have the whole music, yourself and one instrument, accompanying yourself - or other people, as the cas...

A real eclectic, then :) Do you play acoustic or electric, or both? I know more about acoustic playing (although I'm sadly short on knowing about great players and pieces), but I still know excellent electric playing when I hear it :) Do you have a guitar with you at the moment, and is playing somet...

Oh, excellent! What kind of music do you like to play?

Hi there, Audryll. Sam's stepped out for the day, but I'm here now. I'm happy to talk with you or just be here for you, if you like.

Sam suggested some self-care - what things do you usually do if you want to make yourself feel a bit better?

Emergency contraception is still highly effective when taken within 24 hours of a risk, not just 12 :) From Emergency Contraception (Plan B or the Morning-After-Pill) Plan B, the morning-after pill or some birth control pills used specifically for emergency contraception, on average, reduces the ris...

Are you using any kind of birth control? If you're not, then yes, both intercourse and ejaculation on the vulva have a high risk of pregnancy. How long ago did this happen? If you don't want to become pregnant and if it happened less than 5 days ago (and you're not using any other hormonal contracep...

(twoism, I edited out the link you put to what I assume was pictures, because we don't allow pictures here, for everyone's safety and for legal reasons. Pictures of or near anyone's genitals would be an especially bad idea! Your actual question will be answered very soon, when we're available and ab...

Do you chart daily - like what's described in Get With the Flow: All About FAM - and have been doing that for a least 6 months? If not, it's not really possible to know exactly when you're fertile, because tracker apps that don't ask for that physical data can only give estimations rather than infor...

So, it's sounding like your concerns are mostly about what your shared life together might be like if you moved in together. Do I have that right? That's definitely a very fair concern to have. I think that the timescale here is important: are you both considering moving in together within the next ...