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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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Why You Keep Chasing Approval Without Realizing It
Most people don’t walk into conversations thinking they’re trying to win approval. They believe they’re simply being polite, agreeable, or easy to get along with. Yet beneath the surface, many people are unknowingly...
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Finding Ground When Everything Is Changing with Dr. Dave
It’s easy to believe that once we arrange our life correctly, the anxiety will quiet and the sense of lack will disappear. A little more money. A different role. A better version of ourselves. Then things will finally...
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The Quiet Cost of Conditional Worth
Most people don’t walk around thinking, “My worth is conditional.” They just feel the tension when things aren’t going well—and the relief when they are.
This episode sits with that tension. The quiet pressure to...
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Why Knowing How to Speak Up Isn’t Enough
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Most people don’t struggle to speak up because they lack communication skills.
They struggle because crossing that line...
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