“I had an abortion not too long ago. I was feeling really sad about it afterwards and stumbled on this site, all your stories made me feel less selfish and more understood. I’d like to tell my story in hopes that it connects some. …In my mind I had thought maybe I was 3 or 4 weeks. But when she said 7 weeks along, that’s almost 2 months, I was lowkey freaking out inside. I suddenly felt a giant wave of guilt, shame, and anxiety hit me. I never wanted to be in this situation. Nobody does. You start to question your morals, your religion, what your family would think of you right now. But I stopped and reminded myself, “You can not love something until you love yourself.” And thought about my mother. Her anxiety attacks, her sadness and depression, her fits of anger, her telling me and my brother that we ruined her life and her goals. And how I knew, that was the exact kind of mother I would end up being, because I was not ready. I still needed to work on myself, reach my goals, travel ...