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I am currently on my second period since switching from the mini pill to the paraguard. I was on the combined then the mini and decided I can’t do the hormones. Even right before insertion it felt like they were trying to talk me out of getting it but I decided to get it. All I’ve experienced symptom wise is really heavy periods and some mild to moderate cramping. Does it get worse? Is this the normal symptoms and it just doesn’t bother me that much? My thought process was if the only side effects were things we already experience from periods then sign me up and it seems to have been the right move so far. I can handle the increased period side effects in exchange for no hormonal side effects which are what really bother me.

I work for an organization that provides housing. About 2 months ago I discovered a client’s body while doing a wellness check. He was naked on the floor and had pulled out his hair. I was previously diagnosed with CPTSD and had begun EMDR therapy earlier this year to begin working through some of my own trauma. I have been through so much in my life I truly believed there was no one more equipped to handle this kind of situation than me. After it happened I told myself it really wasn’t that big of a deal because people die every day and someone has to find them and it just happened to be me. But it has genuinely shocked me how much this has fundamentally impacted me. I just feel so disconnected and can’t bring myself to really care about anything because it feels like the worst has already happened so nothing else matters. I just can’t really understand how one acute incident could impact me more than years of prolonged trauma. And my employer has been less than supportive. If you have experienced this or know of someone who has, how did the employer respond? What would you consider an appropriate response to this from an employer? I had no structured meetings or check ins and this continues to affect me every day and I feel like I could be in a better place had I had more support from my employer, but they seem to think that’s on me because I never asked for accommodations or anything. But nobody ever met with me directly, so I just had no idea what my options were. With CPTSD, I’ve been used to making it through every day despite struggling, so I just didn’t know this would have been any different for me, but I just wish I had someone in the workplace to walk me through my options and I feel really let down by that but I’m not exactly sure what kind of protocol would have been appropriate and if I’m just being overly sensitive.