Experiencing Abortion
eBook - ePub

Experiencing Abortion

A Weaving of Women's Words

  1. 362 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Experiencing Abortion

A Weaving of Women's Words

About this book

If you've had an abortion and are feeling isolated and vulnerable, Experiencing Abortion will remind you that you are not alone and that you must feel your emotions in order to accept your choice and heal. Each woman responds to abortion in her own way, yet, as this sensitive, insightful book shows, there are many similarities among women's post-abortion emotions. Sharing in the firsthand, personal experiences of other women who speak for themselves in this book will help you come to terms with anguish, stress, grief, anger, or any other overwhelming emotions you might be feeling. Don't go on ignoring or blocking out your feelings. Learn to incorporate your experience into your sense of self in a healthy way.By reading Experiencing Abortion, you will learn about the multiple feelings and reactions abortion can trigger, the process of accepting an abortion, and the struggle to control fertility without treating your body as an enemy. Offering you a safe, honest, and supportive environment in which to explore your feelings about your abortion, this book discusses many important topics, including:

  • the way moods can overtake you after abortion
  • how avoiding your experience can defer acceptance, which in turn leads to denial and guilt
  • how pregnancy, abortion, and subsequent bleeding can affect your perception of your body
  • the struggle to enjoy sex after your abortion
  • your heightened awareness of gender after an abortion
  • how your intimate relationships may change after an abortion
  • the psychological reasons you may sometimes forgo birth control
  • accepting yourself after a second abortionExperiencing Abortion will help women who have had an abortion understand that it is a complex physical and emotional experience that doesn't necessarily end after a week or a month or a year. It will also help professionals in abortion facilities and therapists who offer pre- and post-abortion counseling understand how abortion affects each individual differently and how they might help women work through their feelings both before and after abortion. Partners, friends, and families will find this book helpful and informative as they try to help their loved one get through this sometimes difficult, even traumatic, experience.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. ABOUT THE AUTHOR
  7. CONTENTS
  8. Foreword
  9. Preface
  10. Acknowledgments
  11. PART I: RESPONDING TO THE CHANGES
  12. PART II: WORKING TOWARD ACCEPTANCE
  13. PART III: OUR BODIES–FRIENDS OR ENEMIES?
  14. PART IV: WHEN RELATIONSHIPS SHIFT
  15. PART V: MOVING ON
  16. Recommended Reading
  17. Index