Emotional Support
- There are a variety of emotional experiences people have after an abortion.
- It is a myth that individuals who have abortions will experience psychological trauma.
- Feelings after an abortion can be more intense 4-6 days after an abortion when the hormones are leveling out. The intensity due to hormones will go away within a couple of days.
- Often intense emotions are worse for a patient who: has other stressful events/ people in their life; felt coerced into having an abortion; was against abortion before they had theirs or feels like they cannot share their feelings with friends and family.
- For a individual who continues to feel intense emotions after the abortion, talking to friends, seeking counseling, reading other abortion stories or writing out her feelings are all ways to cope with the intensity.
- You can find more information following the menu of links.
