Young Women With Anorexia Nervosa
The aim of this study was to describe how young women living with self-identified anorexia narrate about their lives by blogging. Thirteen Swedish blogs were chosen and analyzed by means of qualitative content analysis. The results described falling ill, the illness itself, and the path to recovery....
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| author | Elisabeth Dahlborg Lyckhage Anna Gardvik Helena Karlsson Jenny Törner Mulari Ina Berndtsson |
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| description | The aim of this study was to describe how young women living with self-identified anorexia narrate about their lives by blogging. Thirteen Swedish blogs were chosen and analyzed by means of qualitative content analysis. The results described falling ill, the illness itself, and the path to recovery. Low self-esteem, depressed state of mind, and self-destructive behavior were typical signs at the start of the illness. The women’s lives were characterized by a need for controlling their body by tormenting it and by the illness demanding all their concentration and energy. The women suffered from the feeling of being a disappointment to their family members. The illness was like an enemy that had to be defeated with the help of family members, health care professionals, and by means of therapy. A turning point occurred when the women felt at their worst or had tired of the illness and could concentrate on something other than their body and the eating disorder. Suffering from self-identified anorexia was described as experiencing low self-esteem. The illness took all of the women’s time and energy. For a turning point to be reached, the women needed support from family, friends, and health care professionals, including the use of distractions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-67669bba63624441a4b72c248a6ce4c02022-12-21T17:45:56ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402015-03-01510.1177/215824401557654910.1177_2158244015576549Young Women With Anorexia NervosaElisabeth Dahlborg Lyckhage0Anna Gardvik1Helena Karlsson2Jenny Törner Mulari3Ina Berndtsson4University West, Trollhättan, SwedenUniversity West, Trollhättan, SwedenUniversity West, Trollhättan, SwedenUniversity West, Trollhättan, SwedenUniversity West, Trollhättan, SwedenThe aim of this study was to describe how young women living with self-identified anorexia narrate about their lives by blogging. Thirteen Swedish blogs were chosen and analyzed by means of qualitative content analysis. The results described falling ill, the illness itself, and the path to recovery. Low self-esteem, depressed state of mind, and self-destructive behavior were typical signs at the start of the illness. The women’s lives were characterized by a need for controlling their body by tormenting it and by the illness demanding all their concentration and energy. The women suffered from the feeling of being a disappointment to their family members. The illness was like an enemy that had to be defeated with the help of family members, health care professionals, and by means of therapy. A turning point occurred when the women felt at their worst or had tired of the illness and could concentrate on something other than their body and the eating disorder. Suffering from self-identified anorexia was described as experiencing low self-esteem. The illness took all of the women’s time and energy. For a turning point to be reached, the women needed support from family, friends, and health care professionals, including the use of distractions.https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244015576549 |
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