Controlling Anxiety and a Fear of Public Speaking- Part 1 of 4
It has been my observation that people’s number 1 fear is not dying, but of speaking in public. There is a joke that these people would rather lie in a casket at their own funeral than to have to give the eulogy.
Now, imagine that you have to speak in public and suffer from anxiety disorders. This can become at the very least a major source of worry for weeks, even months ahead of time.
It gets worse because for people with anxiety issues, these speaking engagements aren’t just limited to standing up in front of a group and speaking, it can include speaking at your office meeting where the person is supposed to give an opinion or verbal feedback.
It’s not the fear of speaking, but it’s the fear of having a panic attack while speaking that scares an anxious person. It’s scary to them to be unable to speak or do their job because of their anxiety and they imagine having to leave the room and make excuses later for what happened.
While the vast majority of people fear public speaking on some level, it’s a fear of messing up what they were saying and sounding like a fool. This is normal. But for an anxious person, it has more to do with the inability to act or react because of a panic attack.
While the majority of people get the jitters and nervous before they speak, they will be able to do so when the time comes; they don’t know what it feels like to be unable to do anything because of their anxiety.
The thing is that there are steps to controlling anxiety before and during the daunting task of public speaking. Your first step is to accept that all of your feelings of panic are not going to just vanish and, the truth is, even if they do, you would still be feeling very nervous and anxious before a speech.
You need some anxiety tips. This time, when you speak, you’re not going to worry about making your anxiousness go away. Instead, you are going to learn how to use these feelings to actually complete your speech and help you to feel confident again.
Even the worlds best speakers get nervous before they speak at an event, but they use that energy to make their speech better and you are going to as well.
PS.Read my personal story on how I cured my severe anxiety. See My Anxiety Story
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