Post-Abortion Stress

Post abortion syndrome is the chronic inability to process the painful thoughts and emotions about an unplanned pregnancy and subsequent abortion(s), guilt, anger, and grief: the inability to grieve the loss that was incurred; and the inability to come to peace with God, yourself and others.

Signs of Post Abortion Stress:

• Guilt
• Dreams/nightmares
• Other sleep disturbances
• Emotional numbness
• Feelings of inferiority
• Dizziness/fainting
• Inability to relax
• Marital or other relational problems
• Sexual problems
• Problems with emotional intimacy
• Depression
• Anxiety, panic, or fear
• Suicidal ideas
• Use of sedatives to cope
• Alcohol or drug use or abuse
• Loneliness
• Sense of loss
• Infertility
• Crying spells
• Regret
• Anger
• Feeling of helplessness
• Fatigue
• Headaches
• Eating disorders
• Fear of failure
• Preoccupation with the abortion date or due date
• Uncomfortable around pregnant women, babies, or children