Abortion related mental illness and depression - have you experienced it?!


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Abortion related mental illness and depression - have you experienced it?

I'm currently working on a very involved report that covers the last 30 years of women's health - specifically those who have had abortions and whether or not they have, since or before then experienced any form of mental illness like depression, bi-polar, paranoia, schitzophrenia, feelings of worthlessness, substance or alcohol abuse, promiscuity, inability to bond with intimate relationship partner or other children. If you have any of these symptoms and have had an abortion, even if you don't feel the two are related, I would appreciate your help. answers remain anonymous. if you would prefer to send to my email that's fine. katy_bug7@yahoo.com. This is an important issue for anyone who has experienced abortion since 1973. If, on the other hand, you have had an abortion and experience no mental or emotional illness, I'd like to hear that too. this has nothing to do with a religious study. thank you so much for your interest.

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2 weeks ago
please don't worry about trusting me. you can send a confidential email and not sign it if you like. I can tell you that I've had the experience myself and I'm trying to find out if i'm the only one. most women don't want to talk about our abortions, but i think it's something we need to do - clinics don't give us all the information we should have. please send anonymous letter to 612 s main st, centerville, iowa 52544 send to katybug and don't use a return address. thank you. also i will be happy to share any results (statistics ) i find. thanks


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yes i have, i just turned 17 when i became pregnant. My boyfriend was adopted and didnt like the idea but wasnt the most reliable either, my parents thought i ruined their lives as well as my own and gave me a list of abortion clinics and told them to pick one and that was after i decided to keep the baby. then my dad thought i did it on purpose so i could move out before i was 18 and i felt like i had no one to turn to and just so desperately wanted things to get back to normal and the boyfriend floated out of the picture ... i went through with it just to get things back to normal, i was harassed and called a baby killer by girls who found out, looked down upon, regret it to this day, became very depressed had a hard time looking at children and thought of joining a support group but never did because i feel like its salt on open wounds. come to find out when my brother turned 16 he got a girl pregnant and my parents were happy grandparents and helped out wonderfully well, good for the baby but it broke my heart that i wasnt treated that way, with no support. i still breaks my heart to this day and when i see a child who would be mine's age, about 4, i always wonder. i feel like i messed with things that should not be messed with. now 22, i cant wait to have a child and am beginning to think something may have gone wrong with the abortion because i dont think i can become pregnant. to those out there dealing with pregnancy and scared, get as much, and i mean ALL the facts and make your decision from you and your mind only, dont let ppl influence you because no normal person ever looks at their child and regrets having them, and whatever choice is made, you are the only one that is living with that decision the rest of your life.




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