Past Abortion Recovery Services
AbAnon is an eight-week healing program offered to those who have experienced emotional trauma after an abortion. Our gender specific groups are provided both digitally and in person. These groups are led by experienced, trained facilitators who understand the effects this trauma can take on relationships, mental health and the well-being of each participant. Our teams are ready and eager to walk with those affected on their path towards healing.
common emotions
Anxiety
Despair
Guilt
Shame
Fear
Anger
common Symptoms
Self-harm, strong suicidal thoughts or suicide attempts
Increase in dangerous and/or unhealthy activities (alcohol/drug abuse, anorexia/bulimia, compulsive over-eating, cutting, casual and indifferent sex and other inappropriate risk-taking behaviors)
Depression that is stronger than just ‘a little sadness or the blues’
Inability to perform normal self-care activates
Inability to function normally in job or school
Inability to take care of or relate to existing children or function normally in other relationships (i.e. with a spouse, partner, other family members or friends)
A desire to immediately get pregnant and ‘replace’ the baby that was aborted, even when all the circumstances that led to ‘choosing abortion’ the first time are all still in place
Emotions, and dealing with emotional issues
Difficulty sleeping and sleeping problems
Disturbing dreams and/or nightmares
Problems with phobias, or increase in severity of existing phobias
Repeated unplanned pregnancies with additional abortions
Repeated unplanned pregnancies carried to term
“Atonement marriage”, where the woman marries the partner from the abortion, to help justify the abortion*
Distress at the sight of socializing with other pregnant women, other people’s babies and children
Co-dependence and inability to make decisions easily
Problems with severe and disproportionate anger
Distress and problems with later pregnancy
Added emotional issues and problems when dealing with future infertility or other physical complications resulting from the abortion
Unhealthy obsession with excelling at work or school to justify the abortion
Obsessive Pro-life or Pro-choice activism
That something is fundamentally wrong with them
Difficulties with intimacy and trust
Personality disruptions
Attachment issues
Sexual dysfunction and fertility issues
Chronic Pain
Gay/Lesbian lifestyle
