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Why You Still Care What People Think
Your boss doesn't quite make eye contact in a meeting. You text someone and they don't get back to you. And it sticks. The whole rest of the day, some part of you can't put it down.
In this episode, Dr. Aziz walks...
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Why You Feel Like You’re Being Judged All The Time
You walk into a room and your guard goes up. Not because anyone said anything. Not because anyone is even looking at you yet. Just the room. If this is you, you've probably called it social anxiety, or being too...
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Why You Can't Say What You Actually Mean
You knew exactly what you wanted to say. Then something softer came out instead. It happens at work, with your partner, with your parents. Every time, you walk away wondering why you keep doing this.
In this episode,...
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Why You Need People To Like You (Even When You Don’t Like Them)
You can explain your work to a friend over dinner. In front of your boss, the same words fall apart. Most people call this social anxiety, or I just lack confidence in those situations. It isn't either of those...
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The 4 Ways You Override Yourself Around People
You knew exactly what you wanted to say. Then something softer came out instead. There's a specific reason this keeps happening, and it isn't a confidence problem.
In this episode, Dr. Aziz breaks down the four ways...
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The Invisible Pressure to Not Be Yourself
There's an invisible pressure pushing you to not be yourself. It doesn't show up as a dramatic moment. It's death by a thousand paper cuts.
The meeting where you stayed quiet. The conversation where you chose what...
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Goodbye Shrink for the Shy Guy, Hello Authentic Confidence
After 12 years and over 600 episodes, Shrink for the Shy Guy is reaching its final installment. But this isn’t an ending—it is a massive evolution. Starting next Wednesday, this same podcast feed will transform into a...
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Do You Feel Like You Belong?
Do you ever feel like you’ve done years of "work" on yourself, only to wake up and find you're facing the exact same fear, hesitation, or self-doubt you thought you’d finally conquered?
In this episode, Dr. Aziz digs...
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The Voice That Says It Won't Work
What if the real reason you hold back, soften what you say, or carefully rehearse how you come across isn’t actually about confidence at all? What if, underneath it all, there’s a deeper fear - that if people saw the...
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Why You Get Anxious Before Interviews, Dates, and Presentations (It's Not What You Think)
What do job interviews, first dates, presentations, and social gatherings all have in common? They're all situations where someone could disapprove of you — and your nervous system knows it.
In this episode, Dr. Aziz...
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The Moment You Start Managing Yourself
In this episode of Shrink for the Shy Guy, Dr. Aziz explores what happens the moment you stop being natural in a conversation and start managing yourself instead. If you’ve ever felt yourself drift into performance...
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The Hidden Fear of Being Yourself
What if the real reason you hold back, soften what you say, or carefully rehearse how you come across isn’t actually about confidence at all? What if, underneath it all, there’s a deeper fear—that if people saw the...
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