What is Post Abortion Syndrome?

Post Abortion syndrome is a term used to describe a woman's inability to:

* process the fear, anger, sadness, and guilt associated with her abortion
* grieve the loss of her baby�������������������������������������������������������������������
�������������� * Come to peace with God, herself, and others involved in the abortion experience.


What are the Symptoms of PAS?

Take a moment to ask yourself these questions.

* Do you avoid close relationships with men?

* Do you avoid close relationships with women?

* Have you fearfully kept your abortion secret from significant others in your life?

* Were you or are you involved in self-punishing behavior since the abortion? (alcohol, drug abuse, physically abusing relationships, over or under weight, promiscuity)

* Do you have any physical problems associated with your abortion? (abdominal cramps, cervical pain with intercourse, sleep disorders, repeated miscarriages, positive pap smears)

* Are you preoccupied with pregnancy issues? (pregnant again after abortion, work with children or pregnant women, involved in prolife movement)

* Do you avoid situations that trigger memories of abortion trauma? (baby showers, babies or small children, men, health clinics, or physicians)

* Are you preoccupied with your aborted child? (depression around child's birthday or death date, nightmares, or flashbacks)

* Have you ever pursued career or educational goals which were part of the abortion decision in order to prove you made the right decision?

* If you are a mother, have you set high unrealistic standards (perfect mother) and then chastised yourself when those standards are not met?

* If you have no children, do you fear punishment? (infertility, miscarriage, malformed child, death of child, or your own death)

* Do you have difficulty relating to men?

* Do you feel anger when around pregnant women, babies, small children, or your own children?

If� you answered "yes" to any of these questions, and you have had an abortion, there is HELP, there is HOPE.

His name is Jesus!