Experiencing Abortion: A Weaving of Women's Words

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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... Read more

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 abortion

Experiencing 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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Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: Responding to the Changes
Chapter 1. Moving Through Moodiness
Chapter 2. Coping With Stress and Regaining Control
Chapter 3. The Empowering Force of Anger
Chapter 4. Allowing Ourselves to Grieve the Losses
Chapter 5. Relief: Now and Later
Part II: Working Toward Acceptance
Chapter 6. Lifting the Veil of Denial
Chapter 7. A New Self Emerges
Chapter 8. Feeling Sure of the Decision
Chapter 9. In the Mind’s Eye: What the Fetus, Pregnancy, and Abortion Mean to Us
Part III: Our Bodies--Friends or Enemies?
Chapter 10. Making Peace With Our Bodies
Chapter 11. Preventing Pregnancy, Preserving Pleasure
Chapter 12. Ending More Than One Pregnancy
Part IV: When Relationships Shift
Chapter 13. Breaking Through Silence
Chapter 14. Family: When We Confront Our Biggest Fans and Harshest Judges
Chapter 15. Friends: When Pregnancy and Abortion Test Platonic Ties
Chapter 16. Partners: When the Crisis Highlights a Relationship’s Strengths and Weaknesses
Chapter 17. Gender Awareness: When Feelings About Women and Men Change
Part V: Moving On
Epilogue: Feeling Better After Abortion
Recommended Reading
Index

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Kushner, Eve

Experiencing Abortion A Weaving of Women's Words

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