[DeepL:] This group speaks Turkish
Compulsions - some participants from the group suffer from washing compulsion, some from cleaning compulsion and some from control compulsion.
Those affected by compulsive thoughts and actions, are not taken seriously.
Therefore it is very difficult for the affected women to name their problems and to admit their illness. Their life situation makes them more vulnerable.
The consequences of migration play an important role. It is also important to mention that the role of women in the family and in society is different from what we are used to seeing in German women. The migration problems such as foreign language, culture, religion and way of life are added to this.
In the group you find a shelter and the possibility to talk openly with each other, to exchange and to support each other.
A typical group session begins and ends with a so-called' flash light" round of sensitivities, in which each group participant tells the others in a few words how she is feeling and what is bothering her.