The Experience of "Hitting Rock Bottom" Among Recovering Alcoholics: A Phenomenological Approach
Availing of the phenomenological method, this study aims to describe the experience of "hitting bottom" among recovering alcoholics. In-depth interviews were conducted with five men and three women who belong to the Alcoholic Anonymous community. These individuals were selected through a m...
| Autor Principal: | Henao Escobar, Juanita; Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de la Sabana. Colombia |
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| Otros Autores: | Segura Restrepo, Juliana; Universidad de Los Andes |
| Formato: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
| Idioma: | spa |
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Universidad Santo Tomás, Colombia
2013
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http://revistas.usta.edu.co/index.php/diversitas/article/view/1213 |
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Availing of the phenomenological method, this study aims to describe the experience of "hitting bottom" among recovering alcoholics. In-depth interviews were conducted with five men and three women who belong to the Alcoholic Anonymous community. These individuals were selected through a maximum variation sampling procedure. The results demonstrate that, due to the accumulation of critical events, in "hitting bottom" an alcoholic becomes aware of his/her existential ruin, is questioned for his/her life, feels a desire to change course, desists from the road toward self-destruction, seeks help, experiences feelings of hope and liberation, and begins a process of rebirth and transformation that leads him/her to stop drinking and therefore to a healthier life. Such an experience involves enormous suffering, precedes the process of recovery from alcoholism whereto it seems to be necessary. |
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