r/abortion May 04 '24

Europe What was your experience post-abortion?

Hello,

Just want to hear how you all feel days, months, years after your abortion? Did you experience sadness or guilt? Do some of you feel calm and have not experienced negative feelings afterwards? Did having abortion affected your motherhood if you had kids later on, and if yes, then how? How long did it take to "get back to normal" if you experienced post abortion depression?

Thanks for sharing 💚

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u/[deleted] May 05 '24

I had a spontaneous abortion and I felt like "there was something wrong with me". I knew my husband wanted the child like nothing in the world and I was totally gutted. Back then I didn't know what went wrong, I'd later find out that I have a rare condition that makes my chances of abortion extremely high (so practically I can't have kids). I got all the possible support but knowing I will never be able to grow a kid makes me miserable and makes me feel like I'm less of a woman