Okay, so I am new to this. I am 16 years old. I am from the UK. However, I live in the Middle East.

Around two years ago, I had an abortion. I actually had no clue I was pregnant. I thought it was just irregular periods. Then I woke up one night from severe pains, I was in tears. I could barely breathe. My parents drove me to the hospital. They told me I was pregnant. I was in utter shock. I couldn’t believe it. I had the ultrasound done. They told me I was nearly 5 months along! I burst into tears. My parents were with me. That was the first time I’ve seen my dad cry in his life. I felt so guilty. So I had to stay in hospital for a week because they could not work out why I had pain. They never did work that out. About a week after, my dad and boyfriend told me to get an abortion. I was lonely. Scared. Confused. So I listened to them. It was the biggest mistake of my life. I will never forget about it. I cry nearly every night. I have even cut myself over it, I am so lost.

It comforts me to hear other people have been through the same thing 🙂