A short YouTube monologue by Dr. Aziz (August 2, 2022) asking viewers to examine the "story" or excuse they hide behind to avoid vulnerability. He argues people often use patience, spaciousness, flexibility, or taking the high road as cover for fear of being judged and ashamed, and encourages honest self-reflection.
What story or excuse are you hiding behind? Let me explain. Oftentimes when we're being overly nice, we're afraid of being real, being vulnerable, of the risk of saying what you really think, what you really want, because maybe they'll see me and they'll judge me, and that's not okay. And I got shame and all this stuff, and so I don't want to reveal it. And so I hide and I hide behind a story or an excuse. And it might be patience. You know, I'm not going to say what I really think here because I'm just going to be more patient. I'm going to be more spacious, I'm going to be more flexible, I'm going to be more loving. I'm going to take the high road here. And then we tell ourselves, we kind of sell ourselves that story, but really we're scared. So what stories do you hide behind.
