Resources
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Below you will find techniques and strategies for coping with various symptoms or experiences, crisis resources, and links to important information and services related to reproductive health, including abortion, birth control, sexual assault, and infertility.
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Coping skills and other exercises
Coping strategies to try during experiences of anxiety:
-Paced breathing
-Body scans
-Meditation
-Self-massage or tapping exercises (also called butterfly hugs)
-Weighted blanket or similar pressure-related technique
-Grounding exercises
Depressive symptom management strategies:
-Opposite action
-Behavioral activation
-Voice memo/journal to process experiences verbally or in writing
-Breaking tasks down into smaller, more manageable steps
-Self-soothing exercises and/or compassionate self-talk
-Leaning into social supports
Crisis resources
Crisis text line: https://www.crisistextline.org/ or Text HOME to 741741
National Suicide Hotline: https://988lifeline.org/ or Call Or Text 988
RAINN sexual assault services: https://www.rainn.org/ or Call 800-656-HOPE (800-656-4673)
Fireside Project Psychedelic Coaching: https://firesideproject.org/ or Call 623-473-7433 (peer support hotline)
Reproductive health resources
-Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains: https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-rocky-mountains
-Boulder Valley Women’s Health clinic: https://www.boulderwomenshealth.org/
-Colorado Organization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights (COLOR): https://www.colorlatina.org/
-Cobalt abortion fund: https://cobaltadvocates.org/
-American Society for Reproductive Medicine: https://www.reproductivefacts.org/
-Postpartum Support International: https://www.postpartum.net/
-Shout Your Abortion: https://shoutyourabortion.com/
-Carafem: https://carafem.org/
-Plan C: https://www.plancpills.org/
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Your story matters and your feelings are valid, no matter what choice you make.