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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 mode—monitoring your words, second-guessing how you sound, and tr ...  Show more

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 real you, they simply wouldn’t like you? In this episode, Dr. Azi ...  Show more

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