Could you be experiencing Post-Abortion Syndrome?

If you have an abortion in your past, you may experience some of the following symptoms and not realize the connection.

• Anger or Bitterness
• Anguish over your decision
• Anxiety or Panic
• Grief or Crying Spells
• Depression or Emotional Numbness
• Fear of pregnancy
• Fear of others finding out
• Guilt or Regret
• Hopelessness
• Insecurity or Inadequacy
• Flashbacks or Nightmares
• Rejection or Shame
• Thoughts of suicide
• Unforgiveness of yourself or others

Ask yourself these questions:

• Are you struggling with feelings associated with your abortion, telling yourself to forget about it?
• Do physical reminders of your abortion affect you?
• Do you find yourself depressed, sick or accident-prone each year around the time of your due date or abortion date?
• Do you avoid babies, pregnant women or discussions about abortion?
• Do you fear you will never conceive or do not deserve children?
• Do you overprotect or harm the children you have?
• Do you tend to divide your life into “before” and “after” abortion?