The Ground Fell Away: An Autobiographical Study of Surviving a Fall From Height

This paper explores the first author’s experience of surviving a fall from height, as preparation for small-scale phenomenological study with other survivors. In May 2018, I fell 20 ft (6.1m) mountain path and sustained multiple serious injuries. By exploring using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, was able to gain deeper understanding trauma surrounding itself, reflect on sharing personal verbally in writing. Five superordinate themes were established data: “Through medical machine”; “Identity”; “Support systems”; “Coping” “Aftermath.”