Hi everyone, I would love some support and encouragement if anyone out there would be willing to give me some.

I'm in university. This is my last week of the current classes I'm taking and I've been overwhelmed with work. I don't get a break between terms, so Monday I'll be taking new classes (and I'm still not finished submitting everything due Sunday). I feel like this whole month has been chaotic! I started on a new medication (birth control pill) and it's going to take about three months until my hormones are leveled out. I had my period earlier this week and it was so awful and debilitating, I couldn't go to my physical therapy appointment this week, and have pretty much just been in bed every day. I'm also having some other medication changes (related to my physical health conditions, not mental health) and my health anxiety has been going through the roof! The thing is, my mom is a retired pharmacist, so I have her reassurance in addition to the reassurance from my doctors, but I always imagine the worst case scenarios happening to me anyway. I know it's foolish but even if other people are able to get through similar things, I feel like I won't be able to because it seems like I always end up in extreme situations (in 2014 I had to undergo an emergency surgery that caught me off-guard, so my health anxiety has been especially terrible since then).

Lately my sleep has been so bad - at first I thought it was from my high anxiety levels but now I'm pretty sure my hormones are playing a role as well since this started after I went on the new birth control. I already know it's not likely that I'll get much sleep tonight since I woke up late and I'm still working on assignments, but I'm worried that when I will want to sleep (like Sunday night) I won't be able to sleep. I have a huge fear surrounding insomnia and whenever I experience sleep disruptions, my brain latches onto the thought that I'm never going to be able to sleep again and that I'll need to go to the hospital or something. It's the classic case of "fear of not being able to sleep keeping you from sleeping" but I'm anticipating more difficulty due to the med changes, thrown-off schedule, and my hormonal levels being out of whack.

Hugs and kind words would be greatly appreciated. Thanks so much in advance.