Have you been wrestling with complex emotions surrounding a hard abortion experience from the time when you made this decision? Maybe the six-month or one-year anniversary is coming up. Perhaps the abortion happened decades ago, but some of the anniversaries have been difficult, and you think this next one might…
People respond to abortions in so many different ways. Maybe you expected your mood to remain relatively normal after taking this step. Perhaps you anticipated feeling sad or upset. But what if, instead, you’re going through a period of emotional detachment after a difficult abortion experience? An individual’s reaction to…
Spring has officially arrived, bringing milder temperatures and more hours of daylight. By and large, this probably comes as a relief! But have you ever noticed how springtime tends to trigger a change in the social climate as well as the weather? When conditions become warmer and sunnier, most people…
After an abortion, many individuals struggle with chronic post-abortion stress: the inability to process difficult feelings about an unexpected pregnancy and subsequent abortion. This occurs more commonly than most people realize. One of the more prevalent symptoms of post-abortion stress is a lingering sense of guilt or shame. Among those…
Are you thinking about sharing the story of a past abortion with your adult child, or are you already in the process of having an ongoing conversation? This is likely to be a challenging dialogue. It makes sense that it would be. All unexpected pregnancy decisions (for abortion, adoption, and…
If you have an abortion in your past, chances are, terminating seemed like your best available option at the time. Maybe, because your situation was what it was, parenting or adoption felt out of reach. But what if circumstances have changed in your favor since then? What if you’ve reached…
Does the title of this blog describe what you’re thinking and feeling today? Whether your most recent abortion happened yesterday or decades ago, chances are, you’ve reached a point of exhaustion. You probably never expected that each of your abortion experiences would be harder to cope with than the last. …
When a person chooses to have an abortion, she does so believing that ending her pregnancy is her best or only option. But many women are surprised to find themselves struggling with post-abortion stress in the wake of this decision. It’s normal to have painful thoughts and feelings about an…
Are you feeling disconnected from your partner after a difficult abortion experience? Maybe this isn’t a challenge that either of you anticipated. The possibility of post-abortion stress doesn’t always come up in conversations during a woman’s pregnancy decision-making process. But, sadly, this is a common experience. Relationship tension can naturally…
Are you wrestling with feelings of guilt days, months, or years after having an abortion? The truth is, a lot of people find themselves in a similar place. Guilt may manifest itself as a vague, beneath-the-surface sense of remorse, a dominant feeling that affects day-to-day life, or something in-between. Perhaps…