do you suffer from abortion pTSD? You are not alone.
In a study of post-abortion patients 8 weeks after their abortions, researchers found that 44% complained of nervous disorders, 36% had experienced sleep disturbances, 31% had regrets about their decision, and 11% had been prescribed psychotropic medicine by their family doctor. For many women, the onset or accurate identification of PTSD symptoms may be delayed for several years.
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what are signs and symptoms of Abortion PTSD?
- Feelings of Guilt
- Anxiety
- Avoiding children or pregnant women
- Feeling “numb”
- Depression
- Thoughts of suicide
- Anniversary reminders
- Reliving the abortion in your mind
- Wanting to get pregnant again
- Fear of Infertility
- Unable to bond with your other children
- Fear that future children may die
- Eating disorders
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Alcohol and drug use
About Releasing Grace
We sent a representative to go through their program and encounter first-hand what our clients would experience during their healing process, and this convinced us of the value of the program.
Releasing Grace Ministry was the result of this desire to be an agent of grace in the journey of restoration, healing and transformation for those wounded by abortion.
Our Vision
RELEASING GRACE MINISTRY EXISTS TO BE AN AGENT OF GOD’S GRACE TO WOMEN STRUGGLING TO FIND PEACE AFTER AN ABORTION BY…
- Creating a safe and confidential place to process and express thoughts and feelings.
- Offering a structured and supportive process that facilitates healing through individual and group recovery programs.
- Instilling hope in God’s love and His power to heal, reconcile, transform and restore.
- Increasing awareness of post-abortion trauma.
- Providing support systems to recognize and address post-abortion trauma.
- Working in partnership with other providers to strengthen community support.
How does the program work?
Releasing Grace Ministry will take up to 5 small group members through 9 weeks of a Bible study created for the post-abortive individual. Members will encourage and support one another as they walk the path to healing alongside each other. After 9 weeks of study, the course culminates in a one-day reconciliation retreat where members will experience God’s love for them in tangible ways and watch God bear fruit from their 9 weeks of study together.
How much will this program cost?
The cost for the 9-week program and materials is $40. Scholarship assistance may be available. Please contact us for more information.
Resources
BOOKS TO READ
- A Journey in Ramah | Synda Masse
- Her Choice to Heal, book and workbook | Synda Masse
- Forgiven and Set Free: A Post-Abortion Bible Study for Women | Linda Cochrane
- Healing A Father’s Heart: A Post-Abortion by Bible study for Men | Linda Cochrane
- Forbidden Grief | Theresa Burke
- God’s Mercy Awaits You | Patricia Barnette
- Singing in the Wilderness | Luana Stoltenberg
- Worthy of Love, A Journey of Hope and Healing after Abortion | Shadia Hrichi
- Surrendering the Secret, Bible Study | Pat Layton
- The Power of your Story, books for both women and men | AbAnonTilly | Frank Peretti
- Unraveled Roots | Karin Barbito, Melinda
- Means | Lisa Rowe
- The Four Steps of Healing | Martha Shuping and Debbie McDaniel
- Almost a Daddy | Gregory Mayo
- Surrounded by Love: Ministering to the Post-Abortive | Kathy SlingerMen and Abortion | C.T. Coyle
- Fatherhood Aborted | Guy Condon and David Hazard
- Redeeming a Father’s Heart | Kevin Burke and Marvin Stockwell
- Tears of the Fisherman | Kevin Burke
- Shock Waves | Janet Morana
WEBSITES
www.focusonthefamily.com (articles and videos on Post-Abortion Syndrome)
www.srtservices.org (access to resources from AbAnon)