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Time does Time does NOTNOT heal all woundsheal all wounds

Master´s research from The University of Akureyri

Sigrún Sigurðardóttir

Instructor: Dr. Sigríður HalldórsdóttirAdviser: Dr. Guðrún Agnarsdóttir

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The purpose of the study The purpose of the study

To examine health and well-being of women who have suffered psychological trauma as children, things like sexual abuse and other types of violence.

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The research methodThe research method

A qualitative, phenomenologicalThe Vancouver school14 interviews in allSeven women at the age 30-65

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Women´s historyWomen´s history Repeated sexual abuse from a close

relative before the age of 12 from more than one person

Five of them grew up on a violent home and three of them with alcoholism

Four of them were victims of bullying in school

Four of them were raped later in live Four of them had a husband that was an

alcoholic and treated them with some type of violence

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The health and well-being The health and well-being of the women of the women

1. Experiencing the trauma 2. Well being as a child and as a teenager 3. Physical problems 4. Psychological problems 5. Difficulties with bonding, trust and

touching 6. Recent situation and future

expectations

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1. E1. Experiencing the trauma xperiencing the trauma

1. Self accusations and guilt 2. Soultheft, souldeath, pain,

despairation, stress and torture 3. Defenceless and broken personal

line 4. Secrecy, threat og humiliation 5. Memories and flashback 6. Leaving the body

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2. Well being as a child 2. Well being as a child and as a teenager and as a teenager

1. Psychological problems, fear, difficulty in school, victims of bullying

2. Physical symptoms 3. Domestic violence and sexual abuse 4. Selfdestructive behavior, suicidal

thoughts, suicidal attempts

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3. Physical problems3. Physical problems

1. Uterine problems 2. Fibromyalgia, myalgia,

unexplained pain, sleeping problems

3. Eating disorders and alcoholabuse

4. Complicated physical symptoms

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4. Psychological problems4. Psychological problems1. Depression, Postpartum

depression and anxiety2. Selfdestructive behaviour,

suicidal thoughts 3. Feeling of rejection4. Fear and panic5. Flashbacks6. Avoidance, phobias and isolation

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5. Difficulties with bonding, 5. Difficulties with bonding, trust and touchingtrust and touching

1. Bonding with men2. Mistrust3. Touching and sexlife 4. Bonding with the children5. Touching the children

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6. Recent situation and 6. Recent situation and future expectationfuture expectation

1. “I am what I am today” 2. The will to live 3. Permanent damage 4. Giving up 5. Much work left to the roots of

the heart

Salka ValkaSalka Valka

,, ,,Nei ég skal aldrei gleyma því að það varst þú sem eyðilagðir alt gott og hreint og fallegt sem ég átti í sálinni, með því að troðast eins og viðbjóðslegt kvikindi uppí rúmið okkar mömmu” …

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Salka Valka (frh.)Salka Valka (frh.) ,,sem var þá ekki annað en barn á tólfta

ári, og ég er ekki búin að ná mér eftir það enn og næ mér aldrei meðan ég lifi, - þessi andstygð hefur ásótt mig í vöku og svefni altaf síðan, og þegar mig dreymir djöfulinn á næturnar þá ert það þú, þú, þú – þú ert djöfullinn sjálfur og ég lifi aldrei, aldrei glaðan dag fyren ég veit að þú ert dauður”

(Halldór Laxnes, 1931, Salka Valka, bls. 166).

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