Some women may experience the following symptoms which may occur immediately, or be experienced later. Women may experience some, all, or none of these symptoms. If these symptoms occur, or persist, it is important to get help.
Anxiety/stress;
Severe guilt;
Regret;
Sadness/sorrow;
Feelings of loss and emptiness;
Crying (sometimes for hours or days at a time);
Depression;
Inability to concentrate or work;
Lowered self esteem/self-hatred;
Desire for secrecy about abortion;
Nightmares or flashbacks;
Inability to sustain an intimate relationship;
Anger or rage;
Hatred towards anyone connected with the abortion;
Emotional numbness;
Severe emotional pain;
Drug or alcohol abuse;
Eating disorders;
Sexual dysfunction (loss of pleasure, frigidity, and/or increased sexual activity);
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