Few women walk away from the experience of abortion without some lingering emotional discomfort. Unresolved feelings of guilt, shame and sadness can set in shortly after an abortion or they may not surface until months or years later. To the outside world we appear to be leading normal lives, but these emotions can continue to cast a shadow, having a negative impact on personal relationships, colouring out outlook on life. These feelings, if ignored can possibly manifest themselves in more troubling ways, resulting in unstable relationships, low self-esteem, self-destructive and addictive behaviours.