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Yes, You Can
Overcome Performance Anxiety In 24 Hours Or Less. Here Are 6 Things You Must
Know First
By
Randy Lubow
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People ask me all the time if they really can
completely eliminate their performance anxiety( often
referred to as stage fright, or fear of public speaking)
and feel confident and in control when they have to
express themselves in front of others such as:
performing, giving a talk, a presentation or a public
opinion at home, at work or in social situations.
It seems hard for people to believe that they can
eliminate their performance anxiety so quickly,
especially since many people have been suffering with it
for so long and have attempted to get help through a
variety of programs with little results. |
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The problem begins to look too big to solve,
impossible to eliminate, overwhelming and improbable.
Each time you attempt to change something in your life
and don't, the more you believe that you can't . It's
one of the laws of our mind. "What the subconscious mind
perceives to be the truth, becomes the truth."
When you suffer from performance anxiety, you
know it by your immediate physical reactions which can
include (but are not limited to) feeling sweaty and
faint, fear of losing control, trembling,
hyperventilating, shaky voice, diarrhea, weakness in the
knees, dry mouth, a desire to flee, difficulty
concentrating, pounding heart, and feelings of complete
terror, and panic.
These feelings occur every single time you have
to express yourself in front of others, they often occur
simply in anticipation of expressing yourself in front
of others, even though it may be days or weeks in
advance.
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The truth is, you must come to that point when
you are absolutely ready to change, (read that again)
then you have to (take action) and then you can become
the change you seek. We get positive results by getting
the facts, then finding the best solution to resolve it.
Having said that, here are 6 things you must
absolutely know before you can completely eliminate your
performance anxiety and the negative and debilitating
feelings associated with it.
1.) You can't practice your performance anxiety
away. In other words, getting up in front of people over
and over again, isn't going to resolve performance
anxiety regardless of what you may have read or heard to
the contrary. The reason is simple. Performance anxiety
is not a rational understanding by the conscious mind,
it's created by your subconscious mind to protect you
from this imagined danger. ( It's called a conditioned
response) You will continue to respond to this situation
exactly the same way you always have until you resolve
it.
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2.) Performance anxiety won't go away by itself
over time. Simply put, you can't ignore it, or take time
off from your career or your social life and then expect
your performance anxiety to have disappeared on its own
when you get back.
3.) Self-medicating with drugs or alcohol is not
solving your performance anxiety, but in fact, is
actually making your life, your health and your
performance worse. If you are self-medicating to get
yourself through presentations or performances, you are
throwing away your career, your health, and your
important relationships and you still will not have
resolved your performance anxiety. When you resolve your
performance anxiety you'll feel confident, in control
and your performance will dramatically improve
naturally, without the need for drugs or alcohol. |
4.) Prescription drugs don't eliminate your
performance anxiety. They simply help you to manage it in return
for a variety of side effects that definitely diminish your
performance. A lot of performers and presenters, from actors to
classical musicians, to lawyers, to salespeople, talk about the
use of beta-blockers and anti-anxiety drugs as a method to
control their performance anxiety or( stage fright or fear of
public speaking ) as it is often called. Again, the bottom line
here, is that you must resolve your performance anxiety, when
you do, the feelings associated with it will disappear and so
will your need for prescription drugs.
5.) Avoidance is not a cure for performance
anxiety. More often than not an individual will use avoidance as
a means to manage their performance anxiety. The belief is that
by avoiding such situations they are managing the problem. The
truth is just the opposite, they are actually being managed by
their fears and anxiety. For performers and presenters in
particular, this choice can be a career ending decision. At the
very least, you pay a very high price with your mental and
physical well-being, not to mention all the lost opportunities.
6.) You actually can overcome and eliminate your
performance anxiety, in 24 hours or less. Today we use
techniques that are simple, fast, relaxing and effective. You
don't have to spend months or years in therapy or thousands of
dollars on programs that aren't right for you. All you need is
1.) to understand the 7 points I just shared with you, 2.) make
your decision to fix the problem and 3.) take action by finding
that specialist who offers expertise in fast change, fast
results techniques for performance anxiety, stage fright, fear
of public speaking and phobias.
About The Author:
Randy Lubow is a noted expert on stage
fright, and performance issues. He's helped 80,000 people with
his private practice and workshops. Get his new CD, "Eliminate
Stage Fright, Build Confidence & Dramatically Improve Your
Performance In 24 Hours Or Less" at
http://www.theperformancestudio.com
Email
info@overcomeyourstagefright.com
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