# @shoutyourabortion on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnp6PFjvo2D
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34219818-shoutyourabortion-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-01-20T23:07:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Shout Your Abortion (@shoutyourabortion) — https://gondola.cc/shoutyourabortion

## Caption

“I knew right away I wanted an abortion. I was 33 when I found myself staring at the two lines on the pregnancy test. This was a mistake, a big one. My cycle is pretty irregular, I knew it. And I had miscalculated my most fertile days, by only a couple of days. And I guess a part of me somehow thought that with my cycle all over the place there’d be no way I’d ever even get pregnant.

There was nothing to think about. No difficulty making a decision. The positive result didn’t magically change my mind. I’ve never wanted kids, I still didn’t. Already the next day I called the doctor’s office to get the process started.

The two weeks I ended up waiting for the doctor’s appointments and getting the pills were the longest of my life. Not only was I scared, anxious, constantly crying and desperately searching the internet for every bit of information, I also had a really tough time trying to deal with the physical symptoms and the effect all of it had on my self- and body image. With the bloating and nausea getting worse by the day I felt disgusted with my body. I hated it, I hated looking at myself in the mirror. My body didn’t even feel like my own anymore. It felt like I had to walk around with a ticking time bomb in me. The feeling of having something that I didn’t want growing inside of me was unbearable.

…It’s now 3 days since the abortion. The bleeding is light to medium and I’m feeling fine. I do feel a bit insecure having to use pads since I otherwise only use tampons. But I’ll just take it one day at a time. I guess it won’t be forever.

I have no regrets. I wasn’t left wondering ‘what if’. I only feel relief. Like I’m myself again. I’m still a bit bloated and my boobs are sore but I’m slowly getting my body back. In a way I feel empowered and strong. I now look at my body and I’m proud of it for getting through something so painful.” 💛 #ShoutYourAbortion #abortion #AbortionPillsForever #aborto #aborcja

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abortionpillsforever, shoutyourabortion, aborto, abortion, aborcja

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