Category | Subcategories | Examples of codes | Examples of meaning units |
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The body’s function and ability has changed | Disappointed in the body and its ability | Do not trust the body anymore | …I don’t think I trust my body today as much as I did before the pregnancies |
I do not trust the body anymore, before I trusted in it to get me from point A to point B, to go on vacation or to go out for a run… to do stuff | |||
Disappointed about loss of a strong body | You want to be strong, I mean you get irritated on yourself, you get angry with your own body when you feel weak or… fragile… | ||
I do not feel strong anymore… before I felt strong, lively and healthy and I could do stuff | |||
Content with the body and what it is capable of, given the circumstances | Content with the body in general | …the stronger I feel the more content I am with myself. Even if certain things have not changed, like the loose skin does not go away because I get stronger, but I do not care about that, because I feel good in my body | |
…it does not matter if I am a bit too heavy because of bad eating habits…I feel I am more or less back to normal… | |||
The body is good enough – it does not hinder me | …so the whole body has gone soft, but it is good enough to take care of the kids and to do what I want it to | ||
The body is good enough for me to be able to live the life I want to live right now. I have no pain or other bodily issues so I would say that it is good enough… | |||
Negative impact on functioning in daily life | Symptoms from belly during everyday activities | Oh God yes, I cannot take of my sweater or anything. As soon as I engage my abdominal muscles a bit too much, or bend backwards or something, it pops out ventrally… | |
…it feels like the insides will be falling out, that is why I cannot carry the laundry basket | |||
I have no stable centre | …as soon as I move I cannot keep it [the belly] together. No matter how hard I try, I cannot, it is like it is totally dead | ||
…wobbly is the best word I can think of. It is like… the upper and lower body are not connected anymore |