| What is Post-Abortion Syndrome? |
Post-Abortion Syndrome (PAS) refers to a type
of post-traumatic stress disorder that is characterized by the
chronic or delayed development of symptoms resulting from
impacted emotional reactions to the perceived physical and
emotional trauma of abortion. Some women experience PAS
immediately. For others, it may be years later. |
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If
pregnancy termination has touched your life and you are hurting, we want
to help you! |
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What are common symptoms of Post-Abortion
Syndrome?
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- Anxiety
- Regret/Guilt
- Sadness/Sorrow
- Feelings of Loss
- Drug/Alcohol Abuse
- Inability to Forgive Yourself
- Desire for Secrecy about the Abortion
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- Shame/Secrecy
- Nightmares
- Anger/Rage
- Suicidal Impulses
- Repeat Abortions
- Emotional Pain
- Self Destructive Behavior
- Intimacy Issues
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Current Statistics on Abortion
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| * 43% of women will have at
least one abortion by the time they are 45 years old.
* 44% of those women will have repeat abortions.
* 25% of all pregnancies currently end in abortion.
* Since 1983, more than 31 million legal abortions have
occurred in the United States. * 68% of all women in prison are post abortive.
* Almost every third baby conceived
in America is killed by abortion. |
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Finding Hope, Healing and Reconciliation
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Pregnancy termination has affected millions of men and women in many
different ways. It is our hope to help bring healing to these men
and women.
You don't have to face the pain of
pregnancy termination alone. Healing involves changing the way we
think and act.
Joy in the Mourning is here to help women and men
who are hurting after a pregnancy termination. We will walk beside
you through the healing process. We offer recovery support groups
every spring and fall. We use a study called Her
Choice to Heal, by Sydna Masse and Linda Perry that is
designed to help you find forgiveness and peace. |
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"For the sake of
never making waves
I kept my secrets to myself
and no one ever saw
the darker shadows of my heart.
But I will be a witness that
there's nothing in me dark enough
the power of forgiveness
cannot rescue from the deep.
There is no jury
There is no judge
ready and waiting
are the steady arms of love."
Out in the Open - Amy Grant "Simple Things"
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Call us (817-295-4101) for
more information
about the Joy in the Mourning recovery groups.
Joy in the Mourning is a program that offers help and healing to women who are suffering
from the emotional and spiritual wounds of their pregnancy terminations.
In our recovery groups, these women can find
forgiveness and hope for their future.
Our purpose is to provide a refuge (a safe
place) for women to share their feelings and be set free from
the pain of their past termination(s); experience forgiveness and
wholeness. |
