Psychotherapy for Chronic Pain

Eimer, Bruce N.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4757-9779-4_23

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“…Sexual interest was considerably decreased in several women, younger as well as older, due to pain and tiredness: 'I no longer have interest in sex ... when you are constantly exhausted you do not have the power for sex'. Eimer (35) argues that physical limitations prevent the continuous validation of the basic components of the self-image, which is likely to make individuals view themselves as asexual. According to Eimer, many patients with chronic pain have lost their ability to view themselves as sexual, due to changes in their…”

Section: Pain Benejitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychosocial Vulnerability and Maintaining Forces Related to Fibromyalgia

Hallberg

Carlsson

1998

Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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The aim of this qualitative study was to describe, from the perspective of 22 women (aged 22-60 years) with fibromyalgia, their experiences and beliefs of the pain and its origin and how the pain affects family and social life. Open-ended interviews were analysed via a method influenced by grounded theory. Seven descriptive categories were grounded in the data, forming two higher-order concepts: psychosocial vulnerability and maintaining forces. The first of these core concepts, psychosocial vulnerability, comprises the categories: traumatic life history, over-compensatory perseverance, pessimistic life view, and unsatisfying work situation. In the interviews, there are abundant examples of early loss, high degree of responsibility early in life, and social problems with feelings of helplessness and hoplessness later in life. The second core concept, maintaining forces, consists of the categories professional care, pain benefits and family support, which seem to contribute to the persistence of pain. Our results indicate intrapsychic and psychosocial dimensions, which support the hypothesis that individuals with insecure attachment styles are overrepresented among patients with chronic pain.

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Section: Pain Benejitsmentioning

confidence: 99%