It is okay to feel… Anxious & Scared
Door: Simona Nikolaeva, Esmee Rosielle, Picabo Rimac & Lucca-Sophia Kraus ENG
12 jul 2022 | 2 minuut leestijd
It is okay to feel anxious. It might be that you are just about to receive either the abortion pills or medical abortion. Maybe you are worried if everything will work out, how the staff will treat you, and if you will be in much pain. If this is the case, a conversation with a healthcare worker from the clinic might help.
Perhaps you also just completed the procedure and are anxious about the results, hoping that it worked out. Or maybe your abortion was successful, but you are still scared about it happening again. Maybe it is the opposite, and you are afraid that you will not be able to get pregnant in the future. Check-in with a health professional, they can assure you if that is the case or not. Just because you want children at some point doesn’t mean that you have to carry out the current pregnancy.
Maybe you are also anxious about people finding out about your abortion or their reaction when you decide to tell them. That can be frightening. However, it is your body, your choice! You are allowed to decide your future.
Whatever the reason you are feeling anxious and scared is, it is okay. Take some time for yourself and trust the process.
“It was terrifying to find out I was pregnant.”
Charlotte
“That was also the first thing I was so terribly afraid of, the opinion of others.”
Soraya
“When the day finally came, I almost threw up in the car from the tension and I kept crying with fear.”
Inge
Artist: Becca Rea-Holloway, @thesweetfeminist
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Bij Ava vind je betrouwbare informatie over abortus en anticonceptie. We luisteren naar hoe jij je voelt over een abortus. We zorgen dat beleidsmakers ook luisteren naar jouw wensen. En we spreken ons uit. Over het belang van keuzevrijheid en ontwikkelingen in de anticonceptiezorg.
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Bij Ava vind je betrouwbare informatie over abortus en anticonceptie. We luisteren naar hoe jij je voelt over een abortus. We zorgen dat beleidsmakers ook luisteren naar jouw wensen. En we spreken ons uit. Over het belang van keuzevrijheid en ontwikkelingen in de anticonceptiezorg.
Doe een donatie
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