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Sometimes a bandaid just won’t do.
When you were little, a bandaid and a kiss made the pain go away.
Now, the pain is in your heart.
The wound from abortion may be jagged and deep.
You may not heal with time.
You need to feel understood-perhaps forgiven.
Let us help.
We don’t offer a bandaid or a quick fix.
We offer support and the insight of people who have been there and have been healed.
Deciding to seek help may be one of the toughest decisions you make.
But it may be one of the best.
Read through this self-assessment to see if you have symptoms of post-abortion trauma.
If the list reflects problems you’ve experienced since your abortion, and you feel stuck, you may
need help recovering.
They tell us abortion is a quick, painless answer to the problem of an unplanned pregnancy. We know, from experience and from research, that this is simply not true for everyone.
Take a moment and read about some of the issues other women dealt with after their abortions.
See if you identify with any of them.
- Do you find yourself struggling to turn off the feelings connected to your abortion(s), perhaps telling yourself over and over to forget about it?
- When abortion is mentioned in public, do you find your body reacting physically, i.e. tightened stomach muscles, clenched jaw or holding your breath?
- Are you affected by physical reminders of your abortion, for example; babies, pregnant women, baby clothes? Are you uncomfortable around children?
- Are you resentful and unforgiving toward anyone for their involvement in your abortion(s), i.e. parents, boyfriends, the abortionist, friends or husbands?
- Do you find yourself rationalizing why you are better off without that child in your life today?
- Did your attitude towards relationships change? Do you find yourself avoiding relationships or becoming dependent in them? Do you have difficulty with intimacy?
- Did you begin to use drugs and alcohol or did you increase your intake following your abortion?
- Are there certain times of the year you find yourself depressed, sick or accident prone, such as the anniversary date of the abortion or the month of the would-be birth date?
- Have you experienced periods of prolonged depression? Do you have suicidal thoughts?
- Do you feel compelled to conceal your abortion(s) from certain people in your life?
Are you ready to work through your grief and move beyond your pain?
An abortion recovery group offers support, information, and a safe place to heal.
You don’t need to suffer any longer.
Call us to find out about a group in your community: 803-329-2524 or 803-329-1232
Some text taken from, Sometimes a Bandaid Just Won’t Do, Frontlines Publisher
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