"I've had an abortion. No one wants to talk about it. Where can I go with my feelings?"

If you have asked yourself that question, we want you to know we're here to listen. Abortion is never an easy decision. Sometimes it is a decision made under pressure from someone else, sometimes you decide without thinking out all the possibilities, sometimes it's a decision made in desperation. Whatever the circumstances and whether your abortion was yesterday or ten or more  years ago, we are here to help you talk it out. Below is a list of symptoms of post abortion syndrome, a condition some women experience after their abortions. If any of the symptoms apply to you, you may want to talk to someone. Call Muskegon Pregnancy Services at 726-2677 for your confidential appointment today.

• Feelings of guilt, regret, remorse
• Anxiety
• Denial or repression (pushing down emotions)
• Feeling numb (having trouble feeling any emotion)
• Depression or hopelessness
• Flashbacks of the abortion experience
• Sense of grief, loss, emptiness
• Anger at those who helped make the abortion decision
• Change in feelings toward boyfriend/husband
• Disruption of relationships (isolation, avoiding people)
• Psychosexual disorders (avoiding sex or being promiscuous)
• Avoidance of babies, pregnancy
• Nightmares
• Alcohol/drug abuse
• Anniversary syndrome (worsening symptoms near anniversary of the abortion or baby's due date)
• Anxiety over possible infertility (attempts to get pregnant to prove it possible)
• Difficulty bonding in a new pregnancy (fear of miscarriage or stillbirth as punishment)
• Difficulty bonding with other children
• Dreams of a "phantom" missing child
• Suicidal thoughts