Hello. Thank you so much for your lovely words! They do help! I was on citalopram for the anxiety but came off of it when I started the birth control because I was worried about taking too many hormones, and also was struggling to afford the medication. It also seemed to mess with my cycles a little bit that could just because of anxiety.

I don't really know how it works here in the UK as we tend to visit our GPs before anything else! I had to self refer to a service for therapy and they've never suggested seeing a clinical psychologist or psychiatrist. Just a therapist specifically trained in cbt but they can't give out meds or prescribe them I don't think!