Healing After Abortion: A Path Toward Hope and Recovery

A Young Girl’s Silent Struggle After Pregnancy

Ama was seventeen when she found out she was pregnant. Fear filled her days. She worried about her parents, her friends, and the judgment around her. In her confusion, she made a choice that changed her life; she had an abortion. No one prepared her for the emptiness that followed. She stopped sleeping. She stopped praying. Each time she saw a child, she felt a sharp pain inside. She smiled in public, but inside she carried wounds no one could see.

Why Many Young Women Choose Abortion

Abortion among teenagers is more common than people admit. Some choose it because they fear punishment. Others choose it because of poverty or pressure from partners. Many feel trapped, with no one to guide them. What gets ignored is the emotional pain that waits afterward.

The Hidden Emotional Weight After the Decision

Many young women walk through life with grief and guilt after abortion. They feel shame, sadness, and self-blame. Some cry in secret. Some avoid babies or pregnant women. These feelings stay for months or years when no one talks about them.

Understanding Post Abortion Stress Syndrome

Psychologists describe this trauma as post abortion stress syndrome. It brings depression, anxiety, flashbacks, and emotional numbness.
Some young women feel sad on the same date every year. Some fear God no longer loves them. These emotional wounds grow stronger when kept in silence.

How Medical Risks Affect Future Fertility

Repeated abortions or unsafe procedures harm the womb. The fallopian tubes can get blocked. The lining of the womb can weaken. Some young women later face miscarriages.
What seemed like a quick solution becomes a roadblock to their dream of becoming mothers.

Finding Healing Through Support and Forgiveness

Healing happens when you stop hiding. Counseling helps. Talking helps. Prayer helps. I have walked with young women who felt broken at first, but later found peace.
Forgiveness restores hope. Grace brings strength.

Why Families Need to Offer Love Instead of Judgment

Young women fear their parents because they expect anger. This fear pushes them into decisions made in secrecy. Families must create safe spaces. Listening heals more than punishment. Love protects more than silence.

A Message of Hope for Young Women

Your past does not erase your future. You can heal. You can grow. Speak to someone you trust. Seek support. Let grace carry you forward.
Silence destroys, compassion rebuilds.
Every young woman deserves another chance to live with peace, strength, and dignity.

By Dr. David Rex Orgen, Best-Selling Author and International Mental Health Expert