Transforming the landscape of identity for people with social anxiety

Abstract

People identifying with social anxiety experience extreme apprehension in social situations. They fear meeting new people and attending social gatherings. They find it difficult to converse with others. Constantly thinking about being judged can make them feel unworthy. This paper describes the use of narrative principles and practices with people dealing with social anxiety. Creating space between the person and the problem helped us discover multiple alternative narratives of life.