Pregnant? Need Help?

Pregnancy Options Workbook

Exploring Your Feelings Afterward

If you have had an abortion, adopted out your baby, or if you had your baby and are raising it, you are having feelings about it. You may feel you have changed. You may have strong feelings about other people in your life, especially your partner or your family. When there is a lot of change or stress in your life you need to pay attention to your feelings. You also need support from the people around you. Support means that they will check in to see how you are feeling. It means they will listen when you want to talk. It doesn't mean that they will read your mind! Sometimes we find it difficult to talk about this stuff, but we have to ask for what we need. Ask for help. Talk about your feelings. If you need more help, go back to the section on healing. Or, talk to a counselor. The decision about whether to bring life into the world gives us a chance to look at our own lives. It is important to understand what you have learned from this decision, and what, if anything, you want to change in your life.

Special Note to Women in an Abusive Relationship:

If you are afraid of being hurt by your partner or if he tries to make you feel bad about yourself, please get help before it gets worse. There are services in your area that can help. Call the National Domestic Abuse Line at 1-800-799-7233 or for sexual assault/incest, call 1-800-656-4673 or find a local number under Social Services in your yellow pages. Counseling for you and/or your partner are available, as well as shelters, support groups, and information.

What are your goals in life?

(example, finish school, get a job, be financially ready to have children, spend more time with your kids, etc.) What must happen to reach your goal: Qualities you like in yourself: Things you want to change: What losses have you experienced? What have you gained? (What are the gifts of this decision-making process?) What kind of life will you create for yourself now?

Pregnant? We Need Your Help!!

We want to include your stories, quotes, and comments in the next edition of this workbook. We would also like your feedback on what was helpful, what wasn't, and what is missing. You can send the whole workbook back if you want. Just staple or tape it closed and put postage on it and send it to us. Or, you can copy some of your writing and send it in with this page. Either way, we want to hear what you have to say.

Thank you!

Mail to: Southern Tier Women's Services Attn: Pregnant? Need Help? P.O. Box 642 Vestal, NY 13851 Reader Feedback Questionnaire Thank you for giving us feedback on the usefulness of this workbook. We appreciate your comments.

Your age:______
What city and state do you live in? _________________
Where did you get a copy of this workbook?
Which exercises were most helpful?
Which exercises were least helpful?
What did you like about the workbook?
What did you dislike about the workbook?
What did you want more information about?
What did you decide? ____ have a baby ____abortion ____ adoption or, _____ still undecided

Send to:

Southern Tier Women's Services Attn: Pregnant? Need Help? P.O. Box 642 Vestal, NY 13851



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