FREAKING OUT

Okay, I know I could be being over dramatic but I have major anxiety and I can’t stop thinking about the fact that I could be pregnant. I’ve only had sex 3 times and each times I’ve gotten worried that I’m pregnant. The first time it was very mild anxiety, the second time a little more, and now I’m FREAKING OUT.

I’m 18 and my period is pretty regular. I was supposed to start my period 3 days ago. I’m not in a relationship and I had sex about two weeks ago. We used a condom but I’m not on any form of birth control because I have very catholic parents. The condom didn’t break but ever since I had sex I’ve been worried about getting pregnant because right now is about the worst time for me to get pregnant. I’m supposed to go to college 6 hours away from home (and this boy) in 3 months.

Being pregnant is honestly all I can think about now and the later my period is, the worse my anxiety about it gets. I have googled early pregnancy symptoms 618372 times and convinced myself I have all of them. I’d take a test but I’m too scared of the results.

I really really hope I’m just being dramatic but when I think about the outcome of me being pregnant my thoughts just spiral down hill... I’d have to stay at home, probably go to community college, the stress of being a parent in school could cause me to fail out, and then I’d be homeless and my baby would have a terrible life. Also- my catholic parents would KILL me.

Please someone reassure me that I’m probably just paranoid and it’s the stress that’s making my period late. I’m a mess.

TO THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMENTS I HAVE NEVER TAKEN A pregnancy test AT ALL. NO BLOOD TEST OR hpt. Also, I posted this twice. Once in Anxiety and Depression but then I found this group and thought it was more relevant to my issue. I thought this was a safe place but MY BAD. Also two different types of people are in this group and the anxiety/depression group and it’d be nice to get two different points of view. Thanks. Didn’t know that posting this twice would REALLY affect you that much.

Once again, I have NOT been to a doctor. I had sex two weeks ago. I have NOT had a blood test. I have NOT taken a home pregnancy test. I KNOW that pregnancy is always a possibility and that condoms are not 100% effective. I did NOT post this for people to assure me I’m not pregnant. I was hoping for someone to understand where I’m coming from in terms of my mentality in that I have been diagnosed with severe anxiety. I was hoping for someone to help me relax a little. My anxiety has ALWAYS affected me in almost every aspect of my life.

Having sex THIS particular time was a mistake. I am WELL informed of all the possible consequences of sexual activity. However, as a human sometimes I act impulsively and sometimes I make mistakes. I KNOW that I have bad anxiety about this and that is why over the past year and a half I have only had sex 3 times. However, as an 18 year old I am naturally horny and sometimes I get carried away.