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[fataldefect]

Considering this is such an open community to abortion I don't want to say anything to offend anyone.  I myself have had an abortion, but I still haven't recovered.  The father of the child moved away and refuses to speak to me, I drink six out of seven nights a week, and I want to use everyone around me as a punching bag.  I really need someone

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[kurisuu]

I felt a ton of regret after mine, admittedly. I know it's definitely common enough that the clinic I went to gave a free counseling session after the procedure. I bounced around on so many medications after mine that it's hard for me to really say how long it took me to recover. I still think about it from time to time, but I hold solace in knowing that I wasn't ready and I'm much better off now because of the choices I made.

I can't say it'll never go away. I had mine four years ago and I still think about it sometimes. The hurt eased with time for me, but it did take a while. I think it's so hard because our bodies are programmed to want children, whether we consciously want them or not.

I'm not sure what sort of resources are available to you, but if you don't already go to counseling, I highly recommend checking it out. Even if the counseling doesn't help, you might pick up a thing or two out of it that will help you cope. Everyone's different and need different things. All I can say to you is to please give it some thought and I wish you the best of luck. :)