You’re not the only one, girl! Especially if you’re only familiar with pads. It is definitely a mental shift to use tampons/menstrual cup but once you get the hang of it, it will change your life.
I’d say it is better than tampons because you don’t have to change it many times in a day therefore not putting yourself through the struggle of inserting and removing multiple times a day.
On average, the cup needs top be changed at least once every 24 hours which is amazing and less time-consuming. It will take about 3 cycles to get really comfortable with the cup but in the end, your menstrual period will not be a burden to you.