Working at the clinics has helped me realize the horrors of abortion. It's a reality we all have to face, and we all have to take part in the fight for life. When I first heard of Post Abortion Syndrome, I tought to myself, "well that's a little exaggerated". But after working here for a month and talking to girls who have lived through abortion, this exaggeration turned into a reality.
Post Abortion Syndrome is a form of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. In this case the abortion becomes the trauma.
The symptoms of this disorder don't show themselves until after 5 to 10 years of the abortion. That is why so many girls have been lied to and are ignorant of their problem. They are sad, moody, unstable and never know why.
Soon after the abortion, a woman will usually have a temporary feeling of relief, she will think the problem is solved, but after a while she will go through "emotional paralysis," which means she becomes numb to any other emotion, and this numbness is what prevents her feeling the true loss of her baby. Her emotions turn ice cold so she can't feel the pain and grief of the abortion.
Some of the physiological and emotional consequences of abortion include: denial, regret, promiscuity, phantom pregnancy, anxiety, self destructive behavior............... the positive side to all this is that there is a cure to this. Girls can heal and go on with there lives once they have accepted the abortion and forgiven themselves. And the miracle of Gods grace is present when you encounter a girl who has lived through hell on earth and has found a new path with God's grace. And this is part of what we see working at the EMC clincs.
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