Att börja om på nytt. En kvalitativ studie om återhämtningsprocessen från utmattningstillstånd

Sammanfattning: The aim of this study has been to highlight individuals own experiences of the recovery process from exhaustion disorder. By taking part of their experiences advancement and obstructive, internal plus external factors that has been decisive for their recovery could be identified. To answer the aim a selection of six autobiographies about recovery from exhaustion disorder was made. A text analysis and coding of the autobiographies did then generate in ten different themes: acceptance, the individuals own urge and own strategies, return to work, friends and family, professionals, sick leave, the recovery rollercoaster, hard to accept the situation, and lacking of support. The studies main result show that recovery is something very individual that claim the individuals own urge and will, but at the same time the individual would not completely make it on her own. Different social relations, as professionals and family, has shown to be very important as well.