Hurting from a Past Abortion
The Hurt: If you are hurting from a past abortion, then you may be suffering from Post Abortion Syndrome. PAS is a post traumatic disorder that commonly occurs in women who have had one or more abortions. Abortion can often result in stress, trauma, and long-lasting effects that need to be resolved. Through the process of denial, a woman blocks the natural grieving process of the death of her child and often denies her responsibility in the abortion. She is unable to grieve or to come to terms with the loss.
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Below are only a few of the common symptoms associated with PAS. These symptoms will vary in degrees according to the woman - mild, moderate, strong.
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Eating disorders |
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| Sexual problems |
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| Cervical pain |
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| Sterility |
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| Miscarriages |
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| Tubule Pregnancies |
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| Inability to accept God's forgiveness |
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| Feeling condemned |
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| Avoidance of church services if message relates to abortion |
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| Guilt/shame |
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| Emotional shutdown |
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| Sadness |
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| Untrusting |
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| Sense of loss |
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| Depression |
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| Uncontrolled weeping |
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| Self-hatred |
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| Low self-esteem |
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| Anger, rage |
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| Dreams, flashbacks |
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| Promiscuity |
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| Sleep disorders |
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| Eating disorders |
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| Substance abuse, Workaholism |
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| Sexual dysfunction |
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| Subsequent pregnancy to replace lost child |
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