# Why You Get Anxious Before Interviews, Dates, and Presentations (It's Not What You Think)

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Podcast: [Authentic Confidence with Dr. Aziz](https://stenobird.com/podcast/authentic-confidence-with-dr-aziz-739023)
Published: 2026-03-31T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.socialconfidencecenter.com/podcasts/authentic-confidence-with-dr-aziz/episodes/2149187159
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Duration seconds: 863

## Resource

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 breaks down the single pattern running underneath all social anxiety and performance anxiety: the fear of disapproval. He explains why your brain fills uncertainty with doom predictions, why those predictions feel so convincing, and why the solution isn't about becoming more impressive — it's about building your capacity to be in the unknown. This episode is part of a series of new discoveries Dr. Aziz has been making about how our relationship with approval shapes everything — our confidence, our conversations, our careers, and our relationships. More on that in the coming episodes.

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