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The activation and restoration of shame in an intimate relationship: A first-hand account of self-injury
Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare, HHJ, Department of Social Work. Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare, HHJ. SALVE (Social challenges, Actors, Living conditions, reseach VEnue).ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8948-1055
2021 (English)In: Qualitative Sociology Review, E-ISSN 1733-8077, Vol. XVII, no 2, p. 104-121Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This paper is grounded in a first-hand account of my own experiences with self-injury and shame. By using my personal diary entries as support for this account and a sociological framework of shame, I explore the process of shame and shame reactions in an intimate relationship. I illustrate how shame was activated by my internalized critical other, how the shame cycle de-stabilized my relationship, and, finally, how shame was restored through the other’s validation and acceptance, or how it led to more shame managed by self-injury. However, this account is not simply about self-analysis, or a need to indulge in my pain; rather, it is an inner dialogue that rests on the commitment to develop a richer understanding of the personal and interpersonal experiences of self-injury and shame. Today, I finally understand how shame works and this has helped me to not get caught up in my emotions. So, although shame may take a hold of me at times, I am no longer, like before, controlled by my shame. 

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Lodz University Press , 2021. Vol. XVII, no 2, p. 104-121
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Self-Injury; Shame; Social Bonds; Critical Other; First-Person Account
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-52339DOI: 10.18778/1733-8077.17.2.06Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85108239923Local ID: POA;;52339OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-52339DiVA, id: diva2:1548167
Available from: 2021-04-29 Created: 2021-04-29 Last updated: 2024-03-06Bibliographically approved

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