Confidence Under Pressure: The Skill Most People Never Train
From Running Man Self Regulation Skills Project by Armando Dominguez PhD Health Psychology, Educator, Martial Artist, Researcher
March 14, 2026 · 31 min · Season 1 · Episode 140
About this episode
This episode discusses the importance of training confidence under pressure in the face of stress and anxiety.
Ep 140. In a stressful life, confidence can feel like a fragile commodity. When stress, fear, and anxiety become frequent visitors in our personal world, our sense of certainty and control can disappear quickly. The human nervous system is constantly scanning the environment for signals of safety or threat. Every moment, our internal state responds to cues from the outside world, telling us whether we are secure or at risk. Because of this, confidence is not simply a personality trait—it is o...
People in this episode
Host: Armando Dominguez
Topics covered
- confidence
- stress management
- anxiety
- nervous system
- self-regulation
- mental health
Keywords
- confidence
- stress
- anxiety
- nervous system
- self-regulation
- mental health
- control
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