I’m thinking about being put on birth control/asking my mother to be put back on birth control.

I was on birth control (the pill) for awhile last year but it gave me horrible side effects. These side effects included horrible headaches, nausea, the inability to concentrate, and weight gain.

I don’t think weight gain is bad but I battle with disordered eating (wanting to starve myself and believing I’m too “fat” or too “skinny”) and the weight gain brought me to a mentality that I had to starve myself. My mom and I both decided that it wasn’t ideal for me to be on the pill because of these side effects.

My mother knows I’ve had sex with my partner, and know we use condoms.

I don’t believe that I have an eating disorder, but I know I have disordered/unhealthy eating habits that come along with a depressed mindset.

Ive been trying to recover the best I can without professional help, and I’m 10x better than I was then. But I’m scared about the side effects and triggered mentality.

Can any of you give me advice and birth control suggestions that aren’t the pill?