Pregnancy scares just do not end at the pill. A lot of girls are under the assumption that you take this magic pill and you’re suddenly not pregnant. That is how it is supposed to work, but there is always a small chance that it does not. I was very aware of this chance, and let the stress of it consume me for about 2 weeks on top of school stress. It was extremely unhealthy, though a life changing experience.
I personally am a very anxious person when I don’t get my homework done, so the two weeks up to my period after taking the pill was a whole new level of nerve racking. Usually girls loathe their period, but I was praying for mine. When that time of the month came, it was humiliating getting all the symptoms you 're supposed to get on …show more content…
I had always been extremely pro-choice, but when I asked myself what I would do, I did not know. Suddenly things were not so clear. The price of abortions became more than just a number on a screen. Now, it was: who would I tell? How much trust would I lose? Would the ones that love me ever forgive me? Plus an abundance of other uncomfortable questions regarding how it would effect my partner. But the question the scared me the most was if I even wanted an abortion at all. There was no right decision, and a field of black and white suddenly became an even gray. This experience did not change my stand on a woman’s right to abortion, but did give me a new perspective on my opinion. I never understood how difficult the choice could be and how many consequences came with …show more content…
Whereas before I would have laughed at the pregnant freshman, I now found myself standing up for her. We had both made the same bad choice. I couldn’t imagine being ridiculed for such a personal and sensitive mistake. Especially other people tearing someone down who was so young. Not that she should be put up on a pedestal, but I was now sure the situation was terribly hard on her. Having the whole school talk about you like an animal rather than a person. I wonder now how it affected her decision to deal with the pregnancy and what it did to her self esteem. Though I did not know her personally, I suddenly felt a great amount of sympathy for her that didn’t sway with the nasty
I personally am a very anxious person when I don’t get my homework done, so the two weeks up to my period after taking the pill was a whole new level of nerve racking. Usually girls loathe their period, but I was praying for mine. When that time of the month came, it was humiliating getting all the symptoms you 're supposed to get on …show more content…
I had always been extremely pro-choice, but when I asked myself what I would do, I did not know. Suddenly things were not so clear. The price of abortions became more than just a number on a screen. Now, it was: who would I tell? How much trust would I lose? Would the ones that love me ever forgive me? Plus an abundance of other uncomfortable questions regarding how it would effect my partner. But the question the scared me the most was if I even wanted an abortion at all. There was no right decision, and a field of black and white suddenly became an even gray. This experience did not change my stand on a woman’s right to abortion, but did give me a new perspective on my opinion. I never understood how difficult the choice could be and how many consequences came with …show more content…
Whereas before I would have laughed at the pregnant freshman, I now found myself standing up for her. We had both made the same bad choice. I couldn’t imagine being ridiculed for such a personal and sensitive mistake. Especially other people tearing someone down who was so young. Not that she should be put up on a pedestal, but I was now sure the situation was terribly hard on her. Having the whole school talk about you like an animal rather than a person. I wonder now how it affected her decision to deal with the pregnancy and what it did to her self esteem. Though I did not know her personally, I suddenly felt a great amount of sympathy for her that didn’t sway with the nasty