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All psychological traumas have a residual effect, but the effect can be minimized if the trauma is recognized as reality and accepted. Hurts and offenses must be identified and forgiven; broken relationships restored. The past does not need to adversely affect your present. You can find closure and peace from past abortion(s).
Loss Disclaimer: If you are currently experience suicidal thoughts, please see professional counseling immediately.
Please answer "Yes" or "No" to each question. The more truthful you are with yourself, the quicker you will be able to address difficult areas and truly get on with your life.
Since your abortion, do you feel hatred toward yourself? Do you feel you cannot be forgiven for having an abortion? Have you told yourself "I can never forgive myself for having an abortion"? Have you become distrustful or suspicious of people you once trusted? Do you feel you do not deserve anything good to happen to you? Have you become indecisive, uncertain or feel helpless? Do you feel others have noticed a change in your moods, lifestyle and values? Have you become controlling or overly structured? Do you believe you deserve misfortune, or believe that you do not have the right to continue living? Are you experiencing strong or overwhelming feelings of guilt and shame? Do you find it difficult to make decisions? Are you engaging in self-destructive behavior? Has your use of drugs or alcohol increased? Do you consider yourself a victim? Have you been in several intimate relationships that are more short-term than long-term? Do you feel as though you have experienced a great loss but cannot identify the reason? Are there people toward whom you have developed a strong dislike or possibly even hatred? Do you find yourself keeping your distance from people with whom you once were close? Could "angry" describe you? Are you afraid of anyone finding out about your abortion? Is it too difficult to speak about your abortion experience? Is your life different after abortion? Were you told you would be able to "move on as though nothing has happened" yet you do not seem to be able to "move on"? Do you suffer insomnia? Are you having disturbing, recurrent dreams? Do you find it more difficult to manage stress? Since the abortion, have you grown insensitive, distant or apathetic toward events or people about whom you once cared? Do you wish you could just go to sleep and never wake up again? Are you often depressed and unable to meet social and home demands? Do you feel you had no other choice but to abort? Does the statement "I just don't feel anything" describe you? Has your sexual activity changed since the abortion? Do you use drugs (prescription or illegal) and/or alcohol to escape your thoughts or feelings? Do you avoid places and people that remind you of the pregnancy or abortion? Have you had nightmares about being pregnant, babies, surgery or the abortion? Do you have thoughts of suicide since your abortion? Do you wish you could replace what was lost during the abortion? Have you purposefully gotten pregnant again? Have you had more than one abortion? Are you experiencing mothering problems with any of your living children (i.e. overprotective, failure to bond, fearful when child is away from you, afraid child will be taken away from you)? Do you experience "anniversary reactions" regarding when you conceived, when the abortion was performed, the projected due date? Have your beliefs about God changed for the worse since the abortion? CONTINUE
