Concept | Categories | Sub-categories | A sample of semantic unit |
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Forced acceptance of the existing situation | Indifference and disregard for the existing situation | Ignorance of the looks of others | In the beginning, I was very upset by the words of people, but I’ve decided to be carefree. Should I ruminate constantly? Should I commit suicide? What should I do when people are talking? I told my daughter, ‘we shouldn’t care about these issues, and we should make our lives’ |
Not arguing against inappropriate words of others | |||
Entertaining themselves, not to think of the difficult conditions of life | |||
Ignorance of patient’s behaviours | |||
Identifying families with similar problems | Comparing their situation to families with disabled members | It was God’s will that my life is like this. There’s a family with a disabled individual; well, it’s our destiny to have it. People should understand that this is a disease like any other disease and do not rub salt into our wounds | |
Comparing their situation to families with drug user members | |||
Silence and surrender | Trying to normalise the situation | I don’t like others to know more or less about my life and my sorrow and grief. That’s why I put everything in my heart and don’t talk to anyone about my problems | |
Keeping sadness and grief with you | |||
Silence in the face of immoral suggestions | |||
Surrender to circumstances | |||
Distancing from others | Multiple changes of place of residence | It has happened many times that I changed my place of residence. When they don’t know about it, they behave with a lot of dignity and respect, but when they understand, everything changes very easily; as I was humiliated among the relatives, so it is among the neighbours | |
Limiting communication with others | |||
Reducing the amount of leaving the house | |||
Hiding the disease | Not talking to others regarding the disease of the affected family member | Everyone who understands that she’s my sister starts to give advice… That’s why we try our best not to let anyone know that our sister’s sick … | |
Imprisoning the people living with bipolar disorder at home |