This list was compiled from surveys of women who aborted 5 years earlier.
She will have feelings of:
◦ Guilt
◦ Sarrow
◦ Regret
◦ Remorse
◦ Feelings of unworthiness
◦ Helplessness
◦ Anxiety
◦ Depression
◦ Grief
◦ Rage
◦ Despair
◦ Loneliness
◦ Self-condemnation
◦ Withdrawal
◦ Anger
◦ Bitterness
◦ Anguish
◦ Shame
◦ Hopelessness
◦ Confusion
She will experience feelings of:
◦ Fear of punishment from God
◦ She'll fear others learning of her abortion
◦ She'll fear harming her other children
◦ She'll feel exploited by others
◦ Develop a hatred for men or the man who made her pregnant
◦ Self-hatred
◦ Un-forgiveness of self
◦ She'll fear making decisions
◦ Isolation
◦ Alienation from others
She will experience:
◦ Flashbacks to the abortion
◦ Become overly involved with drugs or alcohol
◦ Hysterical outbreaks
◦ A loss of self-confidence
◦ A general sense of emptiness
◦ A compulsion to be a perfect mother
◦ Difficulty in maintaining and developing personal relationships
◦ Nightmares
◦ Insomnia
◦ Suicidal feelings
◦ A general sense of loss
◦ Eating disorders
◦ A loss of dignity
◦ Uncontrollable weeping
These are some of the ways women report being affected by their abortion.
2015 A Choice to Heal. A division of "A Journey to the Potter's House".