Performance anxiety symptoms

If you've ever had to stand in front of a class or give a presentation at work, chances are you've had some performance anxiety. Performance anxiety occurs when a person is afraid of public failure in a psychical activity.
In your past experience you may have had performance anxiety symptoms like butterflies in the tummy, sweaty palms or nausea prior to giving a presentation, but depending on the severity, people may also experience:

• rapid heart rate
• tensing of muscles
• feeling faint or dizzy
• a shaky voice
• trembling in the arms, knees or feet
• dry mouth
• insomnia
• frequent urination
• shortness of breath

Performance anxiety can also effect our mind and thought processes in the following ways:

• it can make us confused
• give us memory lapses
• make us easily distracted
• give us a lack of concentration
• and plague us with negative thoughts

Emotionally, performance anxiety takes its toll by making us feel:

• fearful
• vulnerable
• inadequate
• helpless

The act of public speaking effects us all in some way. The symptoms I've listed above are the body's physiological reaction to stressful situations and of course, everyone reacts and responds differently. The key to a successful public speaking experience lies in our ability to harness our performance anxiety and to push through it.

Six steps to controlling your stage fright

Reduce Anxiety before a Piano Performance

Here's some exercises that you can do before your piano recital or performance. This helps you reduce your performance anxiety.




Video from youtube >> sonny's piano.

performance anxiety

Performance anxiety or as it is often called stage fright is a stage of an intense anxiety that happens prior and or during performance. For a lot of people, speaking or performing in front of an audience can be very uncomfortable and frightening. This fear may occur when going for a job interview, performing a piece of music, or presenting in front of your boss.

A common thread that usually runs through these experience is a fear of negative evaluation by the speaker. Accept the fear, focus and relate to the audience, identify and challenge your fearful thoughts, remember to breath, be passionate about your topic.Be clear that your talk matters to you.

You may discover that fear still remains, but you can handle it. You are beginning to get the sense of enjoyment from your performance and from connecting with others.

How To Be An Extrovert?

A good way to teach yourself the self-confidence that is necessary to effectively deal with stage fright is to take on a few of these day-to-day tasks that make you uncomfortable.

This is a type of Behavior Therapy called exposure. You’ll gradually expose yourself to situations and conditions that make yourself uncomfortable. This gives you a chance to get used to those sensations of anxiety and stage fright and learn how to manage them. Plus you’ll be able to institute a few relaxation techniques that I’ll describe to help quell those feelings so you can be an extrovert on your own terms.

Start by identifying one social situation that makes you nervous such as speaking up in a group or a class. Then assign yourself some homework based on this problem. The homework should be as specific as possible, so there is no question that you are making progress.

Batman And Performance Anxiety

Here's an interview with Bruce Wayne as "Batman". Let's listen to his story about how he managed to overcome his performance anxiety.

Performance Anxiety : A Success Story

A Soprano Singer talks about her experience with performance anxiety and how she managed to overcome it.

She shares her fears, feelings and dreams of becoming an Opera Singer.

Ways to Overcome Stage Fright

When struggling with stage fright, the important things to remember are:

* Practice and prepare for the big event!
* Relax.
* Ask for help from an expert.
* Stay confident!

"Sure," you say, "it sounds like a piece of cake when you put it like that... but how?" For helpful information on using relaxation, practice, professional help, and/or confidence-building exercises to beat your stage fright, visit us at stagefrighthelp.com.

Battling with Fright on Stage

Here are some tips to battle stage fright:

1. Find a calm moment
2. Take a deep breath.
3. Imagine the audience as one.
4. Take a Drink
5. Have a Mantra

You can read more about this articles at stagefrighthelp.com