My research is centred around the phenomenology of social anxiety (also known as social phobia). Drawing upon existential feelings and phenomenological literature, I investigate and question current understanding of social anxiety, which tends to place biased beliefs, avoidance behaviours, and physiological symptoms at the heart of the disorder.
Through exploring the perception of saffordances and background world orientations like social and bodily doubt, I not only question current conceptions of social anxiety and whether they obscure its lived experience, but also stimulate discussion about current therapeutic practice in treating social…
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