After Abortion: Explore Your Emotions

Post Feelings

Scroll through the list of emotions and choose the ones that best describe how you feel. This allows you to anonymously submit what you are feeling and consider how others are feeling.

Feelings

Changed
Healing
Peaceful
Sympathetic
Afraid
Unworthy
Struggling
Understood
Threatened
Threatened
Shocked
Anxious
Ashamed
Bleeding
Ashamed
Ashamed
Alive
Bleeding
Angry
Beaten
Calm
Afraid
Beaten
Rage
Betrayed
Afraid
Betrayed
Ashamed
Calm
Ashamed
Afraid
Angry
Angry
Bleeding
Bleeding
Angry
Questioning
Afraid
Naked
Helpless
Miserable
Jealous
Irrational
Loved
Changed
Broken
Ashamed
Anxious
Betrayed
Beaten
Beaten
Ashamed
Alive
Beaten
Loved
Afraid
Betrayed
Heartbroken
Longing
Maternal
Needy
Neglected
Numb
Regretful
Resentful
Shocked
Sick
Stuck
Ugly
Violated
Vulnerable
Weak
Worthless
Wounded
Alone
Afraid
Afraid
Afraid
Forgotten
Empty
Degraded
Changed
Alone
Anxious
Betrayed
Beaten
Betrayed
Alive
Broken
Brave
Calm
Calm
Brave
Struggling
Sick
Heartbroken
Afraid
Regretful
Nurtured
Obsessed
Resentful
Nurtured
Reckless
Understood
Afraid
Jealous
Heartbroken
Frozen
Empty
Ashamed
Ashamed
Angry
Alone
Maternal
Healthy
Healing
Irrational
Maternal
Lost
Maternal
Happy
Afraid
Jealous
Mourning
Longing
Questioning
Confused
Anxious
Capable
Bleeding
Capable
Betrayed
Bleeding
Broken
Changed
Anxious
Alive
Sympathetic
Helpless
Alone
Alone
Spiritual
Afraid
Healing
Spiritual
Healing
Peaceful
Forgiven
Angry
Afraid

How Posting Feelings Can Help

Scroll through the list of possible emotions and choose the ones that best describe how you feel. You may choose emotions that you’ve felt at different times before, during, and after the abortion experience; or you may simply want to choose emotions that you’re feeling right now or have felt in the past several days or weeks.

If you’re having trouble naming your emotions, you may wish to try one of the creative activities. If you’re still unable to get in touch with your emotions, it may help you to talk to members of your support system and request their feedback.

Don’t get discouraged. If you’ve gotten into the habit of pushing down your emotions, it will take a while for you to start feeling them again.

People process their emotions differently. Activities that work for one person may not work for another. Be patient, give yourself time, and remember that you are not alone in your grief.

Post Artwork

You're invited to explore your feelings about abortion through art. Feel free to explore whatever comes to mind or is in your heart.

If you wish to share your art with others, you can submit it to the Web facilitator anonymously. You may upload as many pieces of art as you like.

Upload artwork from your device. We prefer .JPG or .PDF

Artwork can be viewed on the Stories Page.

How Creating Artwork Can Help

Connecting with your feelings after an abortion is an important part of healing. Describing your emotions through drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, photography, and more may help you to process the abortion and the impact it’s had on you and on others in your life.

You may wish to create artwork that describes your feelings before, during, or after the abortion.

Write A Poem

You're invited to explore your feelings through poetry. If you wish to share your poem with others, you can submit it to the Web Facilitator anonymously.

How Poetry Can Help

Connecting with your feelings after an abortoin is an important part of healing. Describing your emotions through poetry may help you to process the abortion and the impact it’s had on you and on others in your life.

You may wish to describe your feelings before, during, or after the abortion.

You may write as many poems as you like.

Create a Journal Entry

You’re invited to explore your emotions through a journal entry or entries. Use the space below to create an entry.

How Journaling Can Help

Connecting with your feelings after an abortion is an important part of healing. Describing your emotions may help you process the abortion and the impact it’s had on you and on others in your life.

Your journal should be a private space just for you. Saving journal entries to your computer is suggested, as they may provide helpful information and insight throughout the abortion healing process. Only save your private journals to a device that you know no one else will have access to the documents, or print them out instead of saving them and store them in a secure place.

This space is yours to explore feelings related to your abortion experience in freedom and privacy. You may type as many journal entries as you like.

Possible Journal Topics

Personal Impact
Impact on Others
Feelings
Loss(es)
Grieving
Unhealthy Behaviors
Hope After Abortion
Healing Process
Random Reflections

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