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Im 17yo and my mother said I should go to the doctor to get checked.
I’m kinda scared but is this normal?
My period usually lasts 5 days, and its pretty consistent.

Every time my periods start I feel incredibly sad and I can’t think about anything but bad things that happened in my life, and this limits me from doing anything.
Im still in high school and my period also synced with exam weeks. Every time I start studying I end up crying and even after crying I can’t get back to studying.
This is impossible for me.

I feel extremely tired and sad, I feel like I’m a failure and regret any of my life choices, I cry over the most stupid thing. My parents don’t seem to care and think I’m lazy, and I’m really scared of failing this year.

I dont know what to do, the only thing I can think about are birth control pills, but I’m also scared of using those because of the side effects.

Help