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ext-6757976e4edd4f94ab15b286bb594241 |
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2013 |
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p14698331 |
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abstract |
In this article, we explore the different time frames through which 25 adults who
have used non-suicidal self-hurting throughout their lives evaluate their experiences.
Participants in the study on which this article is based were drawn from a non-clinical
population recruited mainly through dedicated websites. All were interviewed in 2008
in South London. The participants all used time frames to structure their narratives
about their use of self-hurting. Short time frames placed around the act of self-hurting
itself let them focus on the immediate effects, including pleasure. Longer time frames
enabled them to reflect on the causes of self-hurting, as a way of managing emotions
and difficult social situations, and introduced consideration of the risks involved,
such as escalation in use and fear of discovery. Looking back through a longer time
frame, participants recognised how their use of self-hurting changed over time with
some ceasing to use it and others using it less frequently. Reflecting on the use
of self-hurting across their life span, some participants expressed regrets, but the
majority described it as an important way of coping with intense feelings and intolerable
situations, which could be seen as reasonable under the circumstances. Participant’s
selection and use of time frames, whether short-, medium- or long-term, orientated
towards the past, the present or the future had an important impact on how they assessed
the balance between the risks and benefits of this behaviour and the shifting compromises
that they made between them. Future research could focus on the use of time frames
in different settings and on the likely consequences of choosing short-, medium- or
long-term lens for calculating risk. In applied clinical settings it would be useful
to find out whether strategies to encourage clients to see their behaviour and construct
narratives bracketed by different time frames has therapeutic potential. |
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authors |
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6-7 |
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peerReviewed |
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15 |
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AcademicArticle |
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Article |
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label |
West, Elizabeth; Newton, Victoria Louise and Barton-Breck, Andy (2013). Time
frames and self-hurting: that was then, this is now. Health, Risk & Society, 15(6-7)
pp. 580–595. |
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label |
West, Elizabeth; Newton, Victoria Louise and Barton-Breck, Andy (2013). Time frames
and self-hurting: that was then, this is now. Health, Risk & Society, 15(6-7) pp.
580–595. |
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Title |
Time frames and self-hurting: that was then, this is now |
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