Table 1.

Themes and Subcategories Extracted from Content Analysis

Sub category	Main category
Deprivation of marriage and childbearing	Failing and falling behind in life
Employment failure
Academic problems
Restrictions on clothing	Deprivation and restriction
Restrictions on physical activity
Refraining from others	Social isolation
Loneliness and social rejection
Disturbed mental self-image	Ineffective adaptation to the disease
Feeling upset about lack of treatment for the disease
Comparing yourself to others
Complaining about the disease
Inferiority complex
Fear of the unpredictable nature of the disease
Stigma