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hi ok so im 1 just this moment discovered im pregnant told no onw and im scared had sex for the first time a month and half ago what do i do ??? !!!!
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So, you just took a pregnancy test and the result was positive?
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How are you set up in terms of emotional support? Do you have someone you feel safe talking to about this?
You should see a doctor, and talk about what your options are, and what resources are available. You're going to need to think about what to say to the people in your life. But once you tell, say, your parents or your boyfriend, they're going to have opinions (possibly strong ones) about what you should do. So it might help you if you considered those decisions before anyone started to try and persuade you one way or another.
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spesh: sorry I wasn't around to follow up with you after you last posted.
Do you want me to talk you through your options?
If so, you probably already know that they are: terminating the pregnancy staying pregnant with plans to be a parent staying pregnant with plans to arrange an adoption
Do you have any questions about any of those options, or any strong feelings about any of them? Any sense of a preference for one -- or against one -- right at the gate?
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Okay, starting from there then, do you feel like remaining pregnant and planning to parent is something you want to do and feel able to do at this point in time?
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spesh: I need to knock off for the day here, but if you want to have an in-depth talk about this and can let me know a couple times in the next few days when you can be around, I'm happy to make myself available.
As well, if you're thinking seriously about remaining pregnant, the very next thing you want to do is to get seen by a healthcare provider. They can verify the pregnancy for you, but also get you started on prenatal care (which, even if you change your mind, is wise just for your own health). If you need help knowing where to get that, you can post your zip code or use the email link below to send it, and I'd be happy to help you find something local.
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Have you ever gotten any help (such as counseling or therapy) with the self-harming?
For sure, healthy and active parenting (and therefore: having a healthy kid) can be really, really difficult when you're dealing with issues like this one, and especially when you don't have healthy ways to cope with stress.
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Certainly, like Alice said, self-harming could be a real issue both during a pregnancy and if you're parenting.
We can talk about getting evaluated with self-harm, and getting some help (which is a good idea regardless), and talk more about parenting as an option for you.
We could also talk about adoption, abortion or both if you like. Sometimes people can feel strongly against these other options when they're not pregnant and in the position where they need to make these choices, then find they feel differently when they are pregnant and are trying to find what seems like their best choice.
Just let me know, and we can talk about any or all of these things.
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spesh: I don't understand what your last post meant. Help me out?
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Spesh, good luck, no matter what decision you make, it'll be the right decision.
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