three things i do to protect myself

September 25, 2019

่‡ชๅˆ†ใ‚’ๅฎˆใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใ“ใจ

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ใ€ŒๅฆŠๅจ ใ—ใฆใŸใ‚‰ใฉใ†ใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใ€‚ใ€็”Ÿ็†ใŒๆฅใชใใฆใ€ๅฟƒ้…ใงใ€ๅฟƒ้…ใง็œ ใ‚Œใชใ„ๅคœใ‚’้Žใ”ใ—ใŸใ“ใจใ€‚็œŸใฃๆš—ใช้ƒจๅฑ‹ใงใ€1ไบบใƒใƒƒใƒˆใง่ชฟในใŸใ“ใจใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ใฉใ‚Œใ ใ‘่ชฟในใฆใ‚‚ใ€็งใฎ๏ผ‘็•ช่žใใŸใ„็ญ”ใˆใ€ใ€ŒNOใ€ใฏใฉใ“ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ‚‚ๅ‡บใฆใ“ใชใ„ใ€‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไฝ“ใชใฎใซใ€็”Ÿ็†ใŒๆฅใ‚‹ใพใงไฝ•ใŒ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไธญใง่ตทใ“ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ“ใจใŒๆœฌๅฝ“ใซๆ€–ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚

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โ€œWhat if I am pregnant?โ€ I spent sleepless nights because of the anxiety. In my dark bedroom, I searched on the internet for the answer. But no matter how much I searched, the answer โ€œNoโ€ which I wanted to hear never came up. It was so scary to not know what was happening inside my own body.

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ใฏใ˜ใ‚ใฏๆผ ็„ถใจใ—ใŸไธๅฎ‰ใ ใฃใŸใ‘ใฉใ€ใใ‚Œใฏใ ใ‚“ใ ใ‚“ๅ…ทไฝ“็š„ใช็พๅฎŸๅ‘ณใ‚’ๅธฏใณใŸไธๅฎ‰ใซๅค‰ใ‚ใฃใฆใ„ใฃใŸใ€‚ใ€Œใพใ ๅ‹‰ๅผทใ—ใŸใ„ใ€ๆ—…่กŒใ‚‚ใ—ใŸใ„ใ€ใ‚„ใ‚ŠใŸใ„ใ“ใจใŒใ„ใฃใฑใ„ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ€‚ใ‚‚ใ—ๆœฌๅฝ“ใซๅฆŠๅจ ใ—ใฆใŸใ‚‰ใฉใ†ใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใ€‚ไปŠใฎ่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒๅญใฉใ‚‚ใ‚’็”ฃใ‚“ใง่‚ฒใฆใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใฎใ‹๏ผŸๅฐ†ๆฅใฏใฉใ†ใชใ‚‹ใฎ๏ผŸๅฎถๆ—ใซใฏใชใ‚“ใฆ่จ€ใˆใฐ่‰ฏใ„ใ‚“ใ ใ‚ใ†ใ€‚ใ€ๆฌกใ‹ใ‚‰ๆฌกใธใจ็ญ”ใˆใฎใชใ„ไธๅฎ‰ใŒ้ ญใ‚’ๆ”ฏ้…ใ—ใฆใ„ใใ‚ˆใ†ใงๆœฌๅฝ“ใซๆ€–ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚

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The anxiety and fear I felt at that time was a lot for me. I want to keep studying, travel, and I have a lot of things I wish to do. What if I am pregnant for real? Is it possible for me to give birth and raise a child? What will my future be like? How will I tell my family? It was like the unanswerable anxieties took over my mind one after another. First, it was ambiguous anxiety, but it gradually changed into an anxiety which took on realness which was really scary.ย 

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ใใ†ใ„ใ†็Šถๆณใซ่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒ็ฝฎใ‹ใ‚Œใฆใ€ไปŠใพใงใฎ่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไฝ“ใฎใ“ใจใ‚’ใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใจๅˆ†ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ“ใจใซๆฐ—ใฅใ„ใŸใ€‚ไธญๅญฆใ€้ซ˜ๆ กใจไฟๅฅใฎๆŽˆๆฅญใฎไธ€็’ฐใจใ—ใฆใ€ๆ€ๆ˜ฅๆœŸใฎไฝ“ใฎๅค‰ๅŒ–ใ‚„ๆ•ด็†ใฎไป•็ต„ใฟใ€้ฟๅฆŠใฎใ“ใจใฏ็ฟ’ใฃใŸใ€‚๏ผˆใ‚ณใƒณใƒ‰ใƒผใƒ ใฎใ“ใจใฏ็ฟ’ใฃใŸใ‘ใฉใ€ใƒ”ใƒซใฎใ“ใจใฏๆ•™็ง‘ๆ›ธใซๆ›ธใ‹ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‚’่ชญใ‚“ใ ใ ใ‘ใชๆฐ—ใŒใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚๏ผ‰ใงใ‚‚ๅฎŸ้š›ใซ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎใ“ใจใจใ—ใฆ่€ƒใˆใฆใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚็งใฏใ‚‚ใจใ‚‚ใจใ€ๆœˆใซ๏ผ’ใ€๏ผ“ๅ›ž็”Ÿ็†ใŒๆฅใŸใ‚Šใ€้€†ใซ๏ผ’ใƒถๆœˆๆฅใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚Šใจไธๅฎ‰ๅฎšใ ใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ไธ€ๅฟœใ€็”Ÿ็†็ฎก็†ใ‚ขใƒ—ใƒชใฎใƒซใƒŠใƒซใƒŠใ‚’ไฝฟใฃใฆ่จ˜้Œฒใ—ใฆใ„ใŸใ‘ใฉใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ็”Ÿ็†ๅ‘จๆœŸใซใคใ„ใฆๅˆ†ๆžใ—ใŸใ‚Šใ€่€ƒใˆใŸใ‚Šใ—ใŸใ“ใจใฏใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚ใ„ใคๆŽ’ๅตใŒ่ตทใใฆใ€ใ„ใค็”Ÿ็†ใŒๆฅใ‚‹ใฎใ‹๏ผŸไธๅฎ‰ๅฎšใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ€‚ใใ‚ŒไปฅไธŠ่€ƒใˆใ‚ˆใ†ใจใ—ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ„ใ–ใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒๅฆŠๅจ ใ—ใŸใ‚‰ใฉใ†ใ—ใ‚ˆใ†๏ผŸใฃใฆไธๅฎ‰ใช็ŠถๆณใซใชใฃใŸใจใใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใง่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไฝ“ใฎใ“ใจใ‚’ๅˆ†ใ‹ใฃใฆใ„ใชใ„ใŒๆ•…ใซใ•ใ‚‰ใซไธๅฎ‰ใซใชใฃใŸใ€‚

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Being put in this situation, I realized for the first time that I didnโ€™t understand my body. In health and physical education classes in junior high school and high school, I did learn about the body and contraception (We were taught how to use a condom but I only learnt about the pill from reading the textbook). However, I didnโ€™t think of the things I learnt as things to do with myself. Originally, my period was irregular. Sometimes it came twice or three times a month, sometimes it didnโ€™t come for two months. So I recorded my period using an app called lunaluna, but I hadnโ€™t analyzed or thought about my period. I couldnโ€™t know when I would ovulate and when my period would start because my cycle was irregular. I didnโ€™t try to think beyond that, so it made me more anxious when I was worried that I was pregnant.

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ใใ‚Œไปฅๆฅใ€็งใฏ๏ผ“ใคใฎๆ–ฐใ—ใ„ใ“ใจใ‚’ๅง‹ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซใ—ใŸใ€‚


Since then, I decided to start doing three new things.

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โ‘ ใƒ”ใƒซใ‚’้ฃฒใ‚€ใ“ใจ

้ฟๅฆŠใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใฎใซใ‚ณใƒณใƒ‰ใƒผใƒ ใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ‚‚ใกใ‚ใ‚“ใ ใ‘ใฉใ€็ขบๅฎŸใ‹ใจ่จ€ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใใ†ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ„ใ€‚ใƒ”ใƒซใ‚‚100๏ผ…ใฎ้ฟๅฆŠๆณ•ใงใฏใชใ„ใ‘ใ‚Œใฉใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใ‚’ๅฎˆใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใฎไธปไฝ“็š„ใช้ฟๅฆŠใฎ๏ผ‘ใคใจใ—ใฆใ€็งใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ—ใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใฃใŸใ€‚ใƒ”ใƒซใฎใƒ‡ใƒกใƒชใƒƒใƒˆใฎ๏ผ‘ใคใจใ—ใฆใ€ใƒ”ใƒซใ‚’้ฃฒใฟๅง‹ใ‚ใŸใฐใ‹ใ‚Šใฎ้ ƒใ€ใพใ‚Œใซๅ‡บใ‚‹ๅ‰ฏไฝœ็”จใฎ๏ผ‘ใคใฎ่ก€ๆ “็—‡ใŒ็–‘ใ‚ใ‚ŒใŸใจใใฏไธๅฎ‰ใซใชใฃใŸใ‘ใฉใ€่ก€ๆถฒๆคœๆŸปใฎ็ตๆžœใฏๅ•้กŒใชใ้ฃฒใฟ็ถšใ‘ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใ‚‹ใจๅˆ†ใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚ใ‚ใจใฏใ€้ก”ใ‚„่ถณใŒๅ‰ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใ‚‚ใ‚€ใใฟใ‚„ใ™ใใชใฃใŸใ“ใจใ€‚ใงใ‚‚็งใซใจใฃใฆใฏใƒกใƒชใƒƒใƒˆใฎๆ–นใŒๅคงใใ‹ใฃใŸใจๆ€ใ†ใ€‚ไธๅฎ‰ๅฎšใ ใฃใŸ็”Ÿ็†ใŒใกใ‚ƒใ‚“ใจไบˆๆธฌ้€šใ‚Šใซๆฅใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใฃใŸใ“ใจใ€‚ๆ€ฅใซ็”Ÿ็†ใŒๆฅใฆๆ…Œใฆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใชใ„ใ—ใ€ไบˆๅฎšใ‚‚็ซ‹ใฆใ‚„ใ™ใใชใฃใŸใ€‚็”Ÿ็†ใŒๆฅใชใ„ไธๅฎ‰ใ‚’ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใชใใชใฃใŸใ€‚่‡ชๅˆ†ใง่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไฝ“ใฎใ“ใจใŒๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใ€ใ‚ณใƒณใƒˆใƒญใƒผใƒซใงใใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ€็งใซๅฎ‰ๅฟƒๆ„Ÿใ‚’ใ‚‚ใŸใ‚‰ใ—ใŸใ—ใ€ไปŠใพใงใฎๆผ ็„ถใจใ—ใŸไธๅฎ‰ใ‚’ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใšใซๆธˆใ‚€ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใชใฃใŸใ€‚

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โ‘  Taking the pill

It goes without saying that condoms are a great contraceptive method, but they are not 100% effective. Not that the pill can prevent pregnancy 100%, but as a method that allows me to take charge, I wanted to do this in order to to do as much as possible to protect myself. When I just started taking the pill, it was suspected that I was developing thrombosis (blood clots) which is one of the rare side effects, I felt unrest, but a blood test proved that there was no problem. Other cons are that my legs and face easily retain water and swell now. But the pill gave me more pros than cons. My period became regular. I donโ€™t have to worry about my period being late or coming unexpectedly, and planning became easier. Understanding and controlling my body brought relief for me, and I came to not feel anxiety like before.

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โ‘กๆฏŽๆœใ€ๅŸบ็คŽไฝ“ๆธฉใ‚’่จˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจ

ๆœใ€็›ฎใŒ่ฆšใ‚ใŸใ‚‰ใ€่ตทใไธŠใŒใ‚‹ๅ‰ใซไฝ“ๆธฉ่จˆใงๅŸบ็คŽไฝ“ๆธฉ*ใ‚’ๆธฌใ‚‹ใ€‚็”Ÿ็†ใŒไธๅฎ‰ๅฎšใ ใฃใŸใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใŠๆฏใ•ใ‚“ใ‹ใ‚‰็”Ÿ็†ใ‚’ไบˆๆธฌใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซใ€ๅŸบ็คŽไฝ“ๆธฉใ‚’ใคใ‘ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซ่จ€ใ‚ใ‚ŒใฆใŸใ‘ใฉใ€ไปŠใพใงใฏใชใ‚“ใจใชใ้ขๅ€’ใใ•ใใฆใ‚„ใฃใฆใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚ๅฎŸ้š›ใซใฏ๏ผ‘ๅˆ†ใ‚‚ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ—ใ€ใ‚„ใฃใฆใฟใŸใ‚‰ใใ‚“ใชใซๅคงๅค‰ใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚ๆฏŽๆœ่ตทใใฆใ™ใใฎ็ฟ’ๆ…ฃใซใ—ใฆใ—ใพใˆใฐใ€็‰นใซไฝ•ใ‚‚่€ƒใˆใšใซ่‡ช็„ถใจไฝ“ๆธฉ่จˆใซๆ‰‹ใ‚’ไผธใฐใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚่จˆใ‚Š็ต‚ใ‚ใฃใŸใ‚‰ใƒซใƒŠใƒซใƒŠใซ่จ˜้Œฒใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚่‡ชๅ‹•็š„ใซใ‚ฐใƒฉใƒ•ใ‚‚ไฝœใฃใฆใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ไพฟๅˆฉ๏ผ

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*ๅŸบ็คŽไฝ“ๆธฉ ๏ผ ไฝ“ๆธฉใฎๅค‰ๅŒ–ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ„ใคๆŽ’ๅตใŒ่ตทใใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฎใ‹ใ‚’ไบˆๆธฌใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใ€‚ๆŽ’ๅตใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใง้ซ˜ๆธฉๆœŸใจใ„ใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€ไฝ“ๆธฉใฎ้ซ˜ใ„็Šถๆ…‹ใŒ็ด„๏ผ’้€ฑ้–“็ถšใ„ใฆใ€ๅฆŠๅจ ใ—ใฆใ„ใชใ‘ใ‚ŒใฐใใฎๅพŒ็”Ÿ็†ใŒๆฅใ‚‹ใ€‚

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โ‘ก Measuring my basal body temperature every day

Every morning when I wake up, I measure my basal body temperature* before getting up. My mother used to tell me to track my basal body temperature because of my irregular period to predict next menstruation, but I didnโ€™t do it before because I couldnโ€™t be bothered. But actually, it takes less than a minute and itโ€™s not difficult to do every day. Once it became a habit, my hand started reaching for theย  thermometer unconsciously. After measuring, I record my temperature on lunaluna. It is useful because it also automatically makes a graph for you!

* basal body temperature = You can estimate the day of ovulation from the basal body temperature. After ovulation, the body has a higher temperature for around two weeks. If you are not pregnant, your period would come after the two weeks.ย 

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โ‘ขไฝ“ใซ่ตทใ“ใฃใŸใ“ใจใ‚’่จ˜้Œฒใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจ

ๅฆŠๅจ ใ—ใฆใŸใ‚‰ใฉใ†ใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใƒปใƒปใƒปใฃใฆใƒใƒƒใƒˆใง่ชฟในใฆใ„ใŸใจใใซใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไฝ“ใง่ตทใ“ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฎใƒใƒญใƒกใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใฎ๏ผ‘ใคใจใ—ใฆใ€ใŠใ‚Šใ‚‚ใฎใซใคใ„ใฆๅคšใๆ›ธใ‹ใ‚Œใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใซๆฐ—ใŒใคใ„ใŸใ€‚ไปŠใพใงใใ‚“ใชใ“ใจๆฐ—ใซใ—ใŸใ“ใจใ‚‚ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ‘ใฉใ€ใŠใ‚Šใ‚‚ใฎใฃใฆใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไฝ“ใฎ็Šถๆณใ‚’ๆ•™ใˆใฆใใ‚ŒใŸใ‚Šใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ใ—ใ‚‰ใฎใ‚ตใ‚คใƒณใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹ใฃใฆใ“ใจใ‚’็Ÿฅใฃใฆใ€ไฝ•ใ‹ๅค‰ๅŒ–ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใใฏใใ‚Œใ‚‚ใƒซใƒŠใƒซใƒŠใซ่จ˜้Œฒใ™ใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ—ใฆใ‚‹ใ€‚ใŠใ‚Šใ‚‚ใฎไปฅๅค–ใซใ‚‚ใ€ใกใ‚‡ใฃใจ็†ฑใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใจใ‹ใ€ไพฟ็ง˜ใ—ใŸใจใ‹ใ€ไฝ“ใซ่ตทใ“ใฃใŸใ“ใจใฏๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใ ใ‘่จ˜้Œฒใ—ใฆใ€ๅพŒใงไฝ•ใ‹่ตทใ“ใฃใŸใจใใซๆŒฏใ‚Š่ฟ”ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒใงใใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใซใ—ใฆใ‚‹ใ€‚ใ“ใ‚Œใฏ็—…้™ขใซ่กŒใใจใใซใ‚‚ๅฝนใซ็ซ‹ใค๏ผ

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โ‘ข Recording things that are happening to my body

When I was searching on the internet about whether I was pregnant, I found that vaginal discharge was one of the barometers of your physical condition. I hadnโ€™t cared about my discharge before, but I started to record it when it feels different. I also record how my body feels in general too. For example, if I have a fever, constipation, or anything atypical so that I can review it if something happens to me. It would be useful when you go to a doctor.

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่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไฝ“ใ‚’ๅฎˆใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใฎใฏใ€ๆœ€็ต‚็š„ใซใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใ—ใ‹ใ„ใชใ„ใจๆ€ใฃใŸใ€‚ใ ใ‹ใ‚‰ใงใใ‚‹้™ใ‚Šใฎใ“ใจใ‚’ใ—ใŸใ„ใ—ใ€ๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใ ใ‘่‡ชๅˆ†ใ‚’็†่งฃใ—ใŸใ„ใ€‚ๅฎŸ้š›ใซใ€ŒๅฆŠๅจ ใ—ใฆใŸใ‚‰ใฉใ†ใ—ใ‚ˆใ†ใ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ†ไธๅฎ‰ใ‚’ๆ„Ÿใ˜ใŸใ“ใจใฎใ‚ใ‚‹ไบบใฏๅฐ‘ใชใใชใ„ๆฐ—ใŒใ™ใ‚‹ใ€‚ใใฎไธ€ๆ–นใงใ€ๅ‹้”ๅŒๅฃซใงใใ†ใ„ใ†่ฉฑใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฃใฆใ‚ใ‚“ใพใ‚Šใชใ„ใ—ใ€็ง่‡ช่บซใ€ใƒ”ใƒซใ‚’้ฃฒใ‚“ใงใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ‚ใ–ใ‚ใ–่จ€ใ†ใ“ใจใงใ‚‚ใชใ„ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใŸใ—ใ€่ชฐใซใ‚‚่จ€ใฃใฆใ“ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ€‚ใงใ‚‚ไธๅฎ‰ใซใชใฃใŸใจใใ‚„ใ€ใฉใ†ใ—ใฆใ„ใ„ใ‹ๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ใชใใชใฃใŸใจใใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไฝ“ใฎ็Šถๆณใ‚„้ฟๅฆŠใฎใ“ใจใ‚’่ชฐใ‹ใซ่ฉฑใ›ใŸใ‚‰ใ€่‡ชๅˆ†ใŒ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ‹ใฃใŸใ“ใจใ‚’็Ÿฅใ‚‹ใ“ใจใŒๅ‡บๆฅใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ—ใ€๏ผ‘ไบบใงๆŠฑใˆ่พผใ‚€ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใšใฃใจ่‰ฏใ„ใจๆ€ใ†ใ€‚ไบบใใ‚Œใžใ‚Œ็Šถๆณใ‚„ใ€่€ƒใˆๆ–นใฏ้•ใ†ใ‹ใ‚‰้›ฃใ—ใ„ใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ‘ใฉใ€ๆ™ฎๆฎตใ‹ใ‚‰ไฝ“ใฎใ“ใจใ‚„้ฟๅฆŠใฎใ“ใจใ‚’ใ‚‚ใฃใจๆฐ—่ปฝใซ่ฉฑใ›ใŸใ‚‰ใชใใ€ใจๆ€ใ†ใ€‚ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‹ใ—ใŸใ‚‰็งใฎ่ฉฑใŒ่ชฐใ‹ใฎๅฝนใซ็ซ‹ใคใ“ใจใ‚‚ใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‚ใ—ใ‚Œใชใ„ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€็งใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎ็ตŒ้จ“ใ‚’ใ‚ทใ‚งใ‚ขใ—ใŸใ„ใจๆ€ใฃใŸ๏ผไป–ใซใ‚‚ใพใ ใพใ ็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใชใ„ใ“ใจใฏใ„ใฃใฑใ„ใ‚ใ‚‹ใจๆ€ใ†ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ใ“ใ‚Œใ‹ใ‚‰ใฏใ‚‚ใฃใจ่‡ชๅˆ†ใ‹ใ‚‰็Ÿฅใ‚ใ†ใจๆ€ใฃใฆใ‚‹ใ€‚ใฟใ‚“ใชใฏ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎไฝ“ใ‚’็†่งฃใ—ใŸใ‚Šใ€ๅฎˆใฃใŸใ‚Šใ™ใ‚‹ใŸใ‚ใซไฝ•ใ‹ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ“ใจใฏใ‚ใ‚‹๏ผŸ

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I realized that I am the only one who can protect myself, so I want to do as much as I can to understand myself. I think itโ€™s common to experience pregnancy scares. But at the same time, I donโ€™t talk about these things with my friends, and I hadnโ€™t told anyone that I was on the pill because I thought that there was no need to talk about it. But I think that it is better if we can talk to someone when we feel anxiety because we would be able to know what we hadnโ€™t done before. Everyoneโ€™s situation is different and the way people think depends on the person, so it might be difficult to talk about these issues that have to do with our body and contraception -- but I think it would be great if we did. I decided to share my experience because I thought it could be useful for someone. There are a lot of things I still donโ€™t know, so I want to try to keep actively learning. Is there anything you do to know your body better or protect it? Iโ€™d love to know!ย 

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Edited by Kiara and Hikari

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