The long-lasting now: Disorganization in subjective time in long-standing pain |
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Authors: | CHRISTINA HELLSTRÖ M,SVEN G. CARLSSON |
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Affiliation: | Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg, Sweden |
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Abstract: | This paper presents a phenomenological-hermeneutical case study on long-standing pain (LP), a public health problem of great importance. Although there has been intensive research interest in this phenomenon, most studies have been based on traditional medical and cognitive-behavioral approaches. Our thesis is that new frames of reference can provide additional heuristic insights. The phenomenon of LP shows a strong association with existential factors. Our case study focuses on the meaning-structure of lived temporality , a fundamental existential constituent in the lifeworld of the pain patient. A series of in-depth interviews with four subjects showed that lived temporality is disrupted in pain experience, causing a disorganization of the patient's being in the world. The results generate several hypotheses about implications for time estimation in pain experience. |
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Keywords: | Temporality time pain phenomenology |
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