Ari Lennox has recalled a traumatic time when she experienced a medical emergency following a routine birth control procedure.
On Tuesday (January 16), the Dreamville singer shared an alarming story on social media about getting an IUD — a form of long-acting, reversible contraception — inserted and shortly after collapsing from the pain.
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“I almost collapsed. I did collapse. The little insert joint, collapsation,” she explained. “First of all, I went by myself. I’m talking ’bout the shit women go through, y’all.
“Birth control is hard because you can do the hormonal ones; now you’re dealing with all kinds of hormonal stuff and you’re gaining weight and there’s a lot of emotions — I already have a lot of emotions.”
“The idea of like birth control on top of that? Oh my God. It’s literally giving The Purge,” she added, referencing the 2013 dystopian horror film.
Lennox went on to explain that she arrived for the birth control procedure but was unaware of the potential side affects and it turned out to be “the most painful” thing she has ever experienced.
“After that, I thought I could drive myself. I was in so much pain. I drove into a parking lot of the CVS,” she recalled. “I couldn’t move. I couldn’t drive home. I was in so much pain. I had to lay down until I felt better.”
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In more positive news, Ari Lennox recently celebrated one year of sobriety.
In December, the R&B singer posted a series of photographs of herself looking healthy, along with a lengthy message about her journey.
“You see, drinking was my ritual to combat my immense fear of flying,” she wrote. “‘Just alcohol’ could’ve killed me. I had many guardian angels watching over me that day. Thank God there was nobody filming (I pray and hope [crying emoji, side-eye emoji]) it was pretty divine.”
She added: “I decided December 18th 2022, would be the day I got clean. You know what I realized after 1 year of many sober flights? I never needed alcohol to get through the flight. I thought I needed alcohol to escape my reality and to cope. I needed an excuse to drink and not feel the pain of every day life and trauma. It was my numbing vacation to avoid my purpose and my truth.
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“Thank you to my fans. I love when yall share with me your sober dreams and fetes. It makes me so emotional. I’m so proud of you and I love you all so much. We can do this.”
