It is okay to feel… Grief & Loss
Door: Simona Nikolaeva, Esmee Rosielle, Picabo Rimac & Lucca-Sophia Kraus ENG
12 jul 2022 | 3 minuut leestijd
It is okay to feel grief and loss. Everyone grieves differently over loss. Some show their emotions through tears and lots of crying, some isolate themselves while others prefer being around people. Others might feel better after creatively expressing their feelings, or just simply by speaking out about what they are going through. Whatever your coping mechanism with grief is, you are allowed to feel it and then heal from it.
You might grieve because it happened to you, because you had to make a choice or because you were not ready to terminate this pregnancy. Just because you made the decision, does not mean you are not allowed to grief or mourn. It is perfectly okay to feel these emotions.
To process the abortion, it might help to talk to a professional. Some examples can be found below:
- The Humanistisch Verbond is organising discussion groups guided by professionals for people who had an abortion (in Dutch)
- FIOM is organizing discussion groups guided by professionals for people who had an abortion (in Dutch)
- Private Facebook groups with people who had an abortion (e.g., Abortus community, Abortus nazorg community, etc.) (in Dutch)
- In Open over abortus, you can share your story anonymously and read stories from others (in Dutch)
“After the abortion, I did not feel relieved. We celebrated my son's first birthday with lots of cramps and blood loss. Nobody knew. I still don't dare to tell. After that, I entered a grieving process. I could no longer work and function normally.”
Idris
“A period of mourning followed such as I had never experienced before in my young life. Feelings of sadness, regret, lack, mountains of anger towards myself, the father, the world, my own body and sexuality passed.”
Hannah
Artist: Caitlin Blunnie, @liberaljane
Sta jij ook achter onze missie? Steun ons dan met een donatie!
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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Sta jij ook achter onze missie? Steun ons dan met een donatie!
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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