I’ve had a termination
Choosing to have a termination is never an easy decision. For some women, even if there is an initial sense of relief and they feel they have come to terms with their decision, painful feelings can emerge that are difficult to understand. This can happen immediately afterwards, within a few months or even years later.
Possible feelings might include anger, shock, guilt, a sense of loss, depression, longing, emptiness and sadness. You may feel a mixture of these emotions or just one of them.
At Talk It Over, you will find a safe place where you can talk to a support worker. We have time to listen, we understand and we care about you.
Some clients come for one or two sessions, while others find more long term support helpful.
If long term support is needed we offer ‘My Journey’. This is a sensitive one-to-one grief recovery programme that supports you and equips you to deal with the emotions you may be experiencing, helping you to find the resources you need to relate to your experience more healthily.
“ Talk it over has been a safe place for me. I am grateful for staff, the programme and the time I have been given to come to terms with my loss. Before I knew about talk it over, I had no idea that post abortion counselling existed, and I was so ashamed and guilt-ridden with my secret. It has been extremely difficult to face the reality of my actions, others’ actions, and my loss, but I can now look at myself in light of everything that has happened. I can now acknowledge my loss and not have to pretend. ”
“ ‘The Journey’ has been a programme that has allowed me to think about things that I never allowed myself to think. I also found that my counsellor was non-judgemental, and listened to me. This was the first time I was able to be honest and truthful about my situation. I am very grateful for talk it over, and I hope that many other women have the opportunity to finally let out their “secret” and find the same peace and freedom that I have found. ”
Useful websites
Memorial services for pregnancy, baby, child loss
https://www.sayinggoodbye.org/
https://www.sayinggoodbye.org/
