The Acceptance Paradox

Shrink For The Shy Guy

Dr. Aziz: Social Anxiety And Confidence Expert, Author and Coach

Health & Fitness, Mental Health, Careers, Business, Self-improvement, Education

4.8 • 649 Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2014

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Do you hate feeling anxiety, doubt, or other "negative" emotions? Because these feelings can be unpleasant, the most common reaction is to try to push them away or get rid of them.

We must conquer the anxiety and destory it forever! But this approach actually just leads to more pain and frustration.

There is a better way! Join Dr. Aziz as he interviews an expert in Acceptance And Commitment Therapy. You will learn how to accept your feelings, free yourself from negative thinking, and take action based on your deepest values.

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0:00.0	Coming to you from the Center for Social Confidence in Portland, Oregon, welcome to shrink for the shy guy, helping men everywhere go from social anxiety to social domination.
0:13.3	With your host, Dr. Aziz.
0:17.6	Hey, welcome to today's show, which is called the acceptance paradox.
0:23.6	This is a really fascinating concept and I go in-depth in it with my guest expert, Marina Gerskovich,
0:31.6	who has been doing some really fascinating research about social anxiety, about the power of acceptance,
0:36.6	and about what I call the acceptance
0:38.6	paradox. So we're going to give to that in just a minute. I do want to also share with you
0:42.6	that we have a new hotline set up for the show that you can call in with your questions.
0:48.7	That's how I'm getting more and more of my Ask the Shrink segments and how do I talk to her segments,
0:53.0	where I'm giving advice on how to
0:54.6	create relationships or any questions you have related to social confidence. You can access the hotline
1:00.2	by calling 206-338-3176 and ask me your questions. You can also ask questions through the website of shrink for the shy guy.com.
1:13.6	There's a way to send a voicemail via the web to me that I will personally listen to and answer in an upcoming show.
1:21.1	You can also send the questions and emails to host at shrinkfor the shy guy.com. And of course, you can also follow the show on Twitter
1:31.7	at shy guy shrink. That's shy guy shrink. And at Facebook is facebook.com slash shrink for the shy guy
1:40.5	guy. So get connected in any one of those ways. You can find out about updates from the show,
1:44.6	special segments, and ask questions to be able to get your questions answered on the show.
1:50.2	I look forward to connecting with you. This is not kind of a one way me talking at you. This is
1:54.7	actually a conversation. I really love to tailor what I'm doing to meet the needs that you have
2:00.6	to really help you overcome the challenges that you want and meet the needs that you have to really help you overcome the
2:02.7	challenges that you want and get the confidence that you need. So the acceptance paradox.
2:08.1	Here is the basics of it in its essence. When you accept something, it diminishes. And when you
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