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| Do you find yourself struggling to turn off the feelings connected
with your abortion(s), perhaps telling yourself over and over
to forget about it? |
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| Do physical reminders of your abortion, such as babies, pregnant
women, and baby clothes, affect you? Are you uncomfortable around
children? |
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| Are there certain times of the year when you find yourself
depressed, sick or accident prone, such as the anniversary date
of the abortion or the month of the would-be birth date? |
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| Are you in a situation where you could find yourself faced
with another unplanned pregnancy? |
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| Have you experience periods of prolonged depression? Have
you had any suicidal thoughts since your abortion? |
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| Have you experienced a substantial increase in drug or alcohol
use or any self-destructive behaviors like eating disorders,
abusive relationships, or increased sexual activity? |
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| Have you experienced any peculiar reactions, such as nightmares,
flashbacks, or hallucinations (e.g., hearing a baby cry) relating
to the abortion experience? |
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| Are you unable to talk about abortion? If you do chose to
share about your abortion(s), are you overcome with strong feelings?
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| If you do not have any children, do you fear that you will
never be able to have them? If you do have children, do you
sometimes fear that they will be hurt, killed or take from you
in some other way? |
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| Do you tend to look at your life in terms of “before” and
“after” the abortion(s)? Has your self-esteem changed? |
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