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And that eye could see past Dorothy’s drab uniform and Cindy Brady pigtails, her tall girl’s diffidence and her sweet girl’s shyness, to the bombshell smoldering underneath.—
Lili Anolik,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026 -
There are no speakers in the songs of MJ Lenderman other than MJ Lenderman, whose diffidence and exhaustion are in all-too-perfect lockstep with the psychic frustrations of his listeners.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Carpenter has spent a decade untangling his insecurities since forming Medium Build in 2015.—
Jason Lipshutz,
Billboard,
15 Jan. 2026
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We’re supposed to feel empowered, but only if that empowerment makes other people feel better about their own insecurities.—
Samyra,
SELF,
14 Jan. 2026
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Over time, this creates chronic stress, self-doubt and emotional contraction.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
13 Jan. 2026
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Being overlooked triggers self-doubt today.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Self-distrust.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-distrust. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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