Self narratives in rehabilitation. Reflections of an author

摘要

This article is an explorative discussion of writing as a tool in rehabilitation after major illness or injury. It discusses writing self narratives as a means for (re)connecting self with time and for (re)connecting with the social. Personal experience with writing the self in rehabilitation is presented emphasizing author agenda and resistance to therapy labelling. The aim of the article is to draw interest to the study of what autobiographical writing does for and to the author.