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| Post Abortion Syndrome Test | 
 Do you struggle for turning off feelings and memories related to your abortion? Do you keep reminding yourself to just forget it or put it behind you?
Do you feel uncomfortable around reminders of the abortion, like being around babies, pregnant women, or when hearing news reports about abortion?
Do you become nervous or anxious when going to tell your loved one about your abortion? Think over whether your abortion is a secret that holds you back from greater intimacy with others?
When you do decide to tell about your abortion experience with others, are you overcome with strong feelings like anger, sorrow, grief, or guilt?
Do you have trouble talking about the abortion issue as a political issue? When you talk about it, do you find it hard to respect opposing views, or do you becoming overly emotional, either in support of or opposition to it?
Do you have an unhealthy feeling of fear that you, your loved ones, or your other children will be hurt or killed? Are you overly protective of your children?
Has the abortion changed the way you look at yourself? Do you become angry or depressed more easily?
Have you experienced such "reconnectors" to your abortion as nightmares, flashbacks, or hallucinations, like hearing a baby cry?
Was there a period after your abortion when you experienced an increase in the use of alcohol or drugs?
Have you had any suicidal thoughts? Do you take risks that put your life in danger? Do you try to hurt yourself?
Have you developed any eating disorders?
Do you have trouble with finding, building, or maintaining good relationships with people of the opposite sex?
Is there tension between you and others because the abortion is something everyone avoids talking about?
Have you lost the desire for sexual intercourse?
Do you experience periods of depression, heightened anxiety during certain months of the year, especially during the months that would correspond to the month of your abortion or the due date of the aborted pregnancy?
Have you lost your faith?
If you are experiencing any of the above problems, you should seek help from the post-abortion counseling. Skilled and understanding people will help you. There are lots of post abortion counselors and support groups run by women who have had abortions. They surely can help you find out how to deal with your experience.
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