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…
Maybe your past pregnancy experience began when you had a sexual encounter with someone other than your partner. Chances are, your circumstances started to feel especially complex the moment you received a positive pregnancy test result. Abortion may have seemed like your best and most logical option at the time. …
Have you experienced an unexpected pregnancy in your past? At the time of your pregnancy decision, did abortion appear to be your most sensible pregnancy option? Maybe it seemed like the best thing for your mental health, the clearest route back to normalcy, or the only way to avoid any…
Are you heading off to college, like so many others? Maybe your university has just started the first semester of the 2023-2024 academic year. Whether you’re a freshman or a senior, attending school close to home or travelling thousands of miles away, a new term can hold the promise of…