Overcoming the fear: an autoethnographic narrative of running with epilepsy
Authors: Scarfe, S.V. and Marlow, C.
Journal: Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health
Volume: 7
Issue: 5
Pages: 688-697
eISSN: 1939-845X
ISSN: 2159-676X
DOI: 10.1080/2159676X.2015.1035741
Abstract:Through a phenomenological approach, this article explores the identity conflict that arose within a female runner after diagnosis with epilepsy. Utilising a three month autoethnography to track her experiences of returning to running, the first author narrates the effect of epilepsy on her identity formation. Providing a voice that is absent from a research area dominated by statistics, the reader is asked to involve him/herself in the world of this athlete and in turn embrace the use of narratives as a valuable coping mechanism for those with chronic disorders.
Source: Scopus