Stop Hurting My Flesh
This is the story of four courageous women, Sude, Ada, Derin and Çakil, who have succeeded in existing by undressing their bodies, facing their fears and traumas. The protagonists now desire to reach new women to help them start their own existential inner journey. They gather in an ancient house located on the Aegean lands that has been a cradle for many civilizations in history.
By aiming to disturb the reader, Arikan claims that we all have gone through sexual traumas which encode us from childhood and onwards. She emphasises that "It's our fears that raise us, not our parents." These traumas shape our behaviours and we can only analyse ourselves if we face the reason of our actions. Arikan strongly underlines the fact that there are so many harassment, rape and incest cases which are being covered and stay hidden, and these have to be discussed frankly.
By aiming to disturb the reader, Arikan claims that we all have gone through sexual traumas which encode us from childhood and onwards. She emphasises that "It's our fears that raise us, not our parents." These traumas shape our behaviours and we can only analyse ourselves if we face the reason of our actions. Arikan strongly underlines the fact that there are so many harassment, rape and incest cases which are being covered and stay hidden, and these have to be discussed frankly.