ABSTRACT

The article presents a narrative qualitative study that included analysis of 54 texts written and published online by 22 women aged 20–40 who had been sexually abused in childhood. The study found that personal writing by victims of childhood sexual abuse fosters rehabilitation of the damaged witness function within the post-traumatic mind by self-testimony processes that occur in various forms in the writing. Writing facilitates different aspects within conflicting experiences, as shows through the theme of silence and speech. I shall also address the unique role of images and metaphors in trauma processing. The theoretical contribution of the study to the field of bibliotherapy and poetry therapy is in understanding the role and meanings of writing in processes of coping with abuse and constructing self-cohesion as well as in the significance of combining writing and metaphorical work in therapy with victims of childhood sex abuse.

摘要

本文介绍了一项叙述性定性研究，其中包括对 22 名 20 至 40 岁在童年时期遭受性虐待的女性撰写和在线发表的 54 篇文本进行分析。研究发现，童年性虐待受害者的个人写作通过写作中以各种形式发生的自我见证过程，促进了创伤后心理中受损的证人功能的康复。正如沉默和言语的主题所展示的那样，写作促进了冲突体验中的不同方面。我还将讨论图像和隐喻在创伤处理中的独特作用。