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and 21 participants reported post-ceasefire traumatisation. For some of the
participants, violent experiences were ongoing (Figure 16).
The great majority of participants had worried that traumatic events could happen to
them prior to the event (n=48). Many had never shared these worries with anyone,
while some participants (n=20) had talked about their worries, mainly with family
members (n=11) (Figure 17).
Figure 17: Communication about worries
N %
Nobody 18 24
Family/relatives 11 14.7
Support/community group 3 4
Doctor 2 2.7
Army/police colleagues 2 2.7
Carer 1 1.3
Friends 1 1.3
Missing 37 49.3
Total 75 100
Many of the participants were told about the death of a relative or friend by a relative,
while others were present during the traumatic event (Figure 18). One person heard
about her son’s death on the television news. Most of the participants stated that their
first reaction was shock (Figure 19).