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Vol (number)	3(1)
title	Collaborative Autoethnography on ‘the Desire for Confirmation of a Sense of Self-Existence’
author(s)	Un-Kyung Nam · Myeung-Chan Kim (Inje University)
Keywords	existence, shame, insecure attachment, self-object, collaborative autoethnography
Abstract	The purpose of this study is to examine the process of how a person with the deficiency of sence of self-existence came to develop such a problem; what the reasons are; what the symptoms are; and how the problem can be solved. For this research, the cooperative autoethnography was used as a research method and in this process, all materials such as memory data, personal supervision transcripts, interviewed transcripts, literature data and/or relationship with current co-researchers were collected and analyzed in a circular way. Based on the result of the research, the study defined ‘myself’ into 3 categories; first ‘myself’ without existence; second ‘myself’ trying to be recognized for my usability; and third, ‘myself ’ who seeks to verify the self-existence. In terms of deficiency of existence, they do not have confidence in their existence mostly due to the lack of strong relationship with the care giver in their childhood. Therefore, they tried to find themselves by being recognized and praised by others for their usability. However, they just experienced a sense of emptiness and/or loneliness. On the basis of the analysis, the study reviewed how to deal with those who have these problems and suggested the intervention strategy for counseling to respond to and support them effectively when they come for counseling.
file	질적탐구3(1)_7남언경김명찬.pdf