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The biggest obstacle in your way is fear. It's not your appearance, your net worth, your clothes. These are just things you focus on instead of the real underlying block, which is simply fear.

In order to overcome shyness and social anxiety, you must be willing to confront and overcome your fears.

In this episode, Dr. Aziz goes deeper into how to transform your relationship with fear to no longer be paralyzed by it. He continues his interview with Josh and gets into fear in dating and relationships.

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