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PhD Feedback Anxiety: How to send drafts to your supervisor without spiraling
Avoiding sending drafts to your PhD supervisor? Feedback anxiety is common in qualitative doctoral research - especially when your work feels personal. This post explains how to separate your worth from your writing, send smaller drafts, process criticism strategically, and turn feedback into progress instead of paralysis.