A message from Focus On The Family:
Post-Abortion emotional struggles are common among both women and men. There are a number of interrelated physical and psychological symptoms associated with Post-Abortion Syndrome.
Some of the more common include:
- Feelings of guilt, anxiety, and remorse.
- Avoidance behaviors.
- Depression and loss of self-esteem.
- A sense of helplessness.
- A fear of failure.
Symptoms specific to post-abortal men:
- Intense anger.
- Cycles of depression.
- Addictive behaviors.
- Mistrust in women.
- Difficulty with close relationships.
- A tendency to become involved in promiscuity or pornography as a way of regaining sexual "power."
On the Focus On the Family Broadcast, Kurt Ramspott and Aaron LeCave discuss the often overlooked impact on abortion on men and offer hope and encouragement to those who wrestle with grief and guilt over a past abortion.
If you've been struggling with post-abortive symptoms, there's s good chance that the experience has had a stronger impact than you realized.
If this is your situation and you'd like to talk more about your concerns, you can email Focus On the Family for a free consultation. The counselors are all licensed therapists and would be glad to come alongside you in any way they can. (email@contact.fotf.com)
Above all, remember that God loves you and that forgiveness is available. There is no mistake so big, no guilt so profound, no sin so overwhelming that it can't be washed away through faith in Jesus Christ.
Robyn Chambers
Sanctity of Human Life Director, Focus on the Family
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