Why You Feel You Have To Earn People's Approval
There's a pressure that follows you into every social situation. A running commentary that says whatever you're doing is wrong. You walk int...
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Break free from shyness and self-doubt to create the life you truly want. Join the world's leading confidence expert, Dr. Aziz, as he teaches powerful skills to increase your confidence in d...
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Listen to Shrink For The Shy Guy, a Health podcast by Dr. Aziz: Social Anxiety And Confidence Expert, Author and Coach. Stream 648 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.
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You’re Successful and Exhausted
You're successful by every external measure. Some part of you is tracking, in real time, how you're coming across. Confident enough. Smart e...
You Look Confident But You Don’t Feel It
You're more accomplished than you used to be. The doubt didn't go away. Three a.m. replays. Did I say the right thing. Why did I do that. Sh...
The Real Reason You Don't Speak Up
There's a conversation you know you need to have. You've thought about it. You've maybe rehearsed it. The moment comes, and you don't say an...
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...
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....
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. E...
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, o...
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'...
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....
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 evo...
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 se...
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...
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 dis...
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 man...
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...
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 e...
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 mon...
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 w...
Why Knowing How to Speak Up Isn’t Enough
Join Dr. Aziz live for a 3-day VIRTUAL event: Not Nice LIVE > Go here for details and tickets. Most people don’t struggle to speak up bec...