It’s my job to show you how this can be done and it starts with this first point. The average person who does not suffer from anxiety will feel anxiety and nervousness while they are speaking and they aren’t in danger of losing control or even looking like they are nervous to any of the audience.
For them, no matter how hard it is, they will always finish their speech, even when it feels like they won’t be able to. Now, put yourself in the place of the non-anxious person and remind yourself that you are the same as them. You can do this and you will not be harmed, embarrassed or hurt in any way, you are a master at controlling anxiety.
While that’s the first step, the magic in controlling your anxiety happens when you truly believe that you are not in any danger and that the way you feel will pass. When you ask for more nervousness, you are telling the anxiety that you know it holds no threat over you and that you are going to face it.
Panic attacks keep coming over and over again when you fear them, overcoming panic attacks means stopping that fear. If you are afraid that your next panic attack will really be a doozey, then you are likely to bring on yet another panic attack.
Think of it as if you had a ghost in your home and it wanted to harass you and your family. Would you let it? Of course not. Your reaction might initially be to be scared of it and hope it never comes back because you might not survive the next time, but eventually, you are going to realize that it cannot hurt you. Sure it can make you feel funny and scared, but there is nothing it can do that will permanently damage you or your body.
You will then respond differently the next time the ghost comes around. It’s the same thing when learning self help for anxiety. By looking it in the eye, so to speak, you can have a new reaction to it while you’re speaking.
PS.Read my personal story on how I cured my severe anxiety. See My Anxiety Story
Good information about controlling anxiety.
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