It is okay to feel… Pain & Distress
Door: Simona Nikolaeva, Esmee Rosielle, Picabo Rimac & Lucca-Sophia Kraus ENG
12 jul 2022 | 3 minuut leestijd
It is okay to feel pain and distress when going through an abortion. Pain can be a very vague and broad concept since it always comes in different shapes and levels of intensity.
Since terminating a pregnancy is a medical procedure, it usually comes with hormonal changes and physical discomfort. If the pain and distress continue for a longer period, be sure to talk about it with someone – a family member, counsellor, or your health professional.
It is also okay to feel emotional pain about your abortion. This might be because you feel misunderstood, alone, ashamed, or any other emotion that you may be going through. Do not be too harsh on yourself.
“Nobody chooses this, nobody does this on purpose, and nobody should ever tell you that. It's all painful enough without anyone judging it.”
Marloes
“Two days later I inserted the other pills vaginally and I was in physical hell, I've never been in so much pain as I was at that moment, but I was way too numb with emotions to care much about it.”
Simone
“The pain was unbearable. Normally when I was on my period, I didn't have that much stomach pain, almost never actually. But it didn't stop after my abortion, this was the worst pain I've ever felt. I could only talk to my father then, but he could never understand the uterine pain and the emotional damage.”
Marianna
Steun ons. Wij kunnen niet zonder jouw 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 keuzevrijheid en meer begrip voor vrouwen die een zwangerschap afbreken.
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Steun ons. Wij kunnen niet zonder jouw 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 keuzevrijheid en meer begrip voor vrouwen die een zwangerschap afbreken.
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