what do you do to overcome stage fear?
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Just confront your fear. Go on stage and do something... stay there as long as you have to, you would be temped to leave but don't you have to say there until you're calm down. Fear can only last so much
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GO SWIN IN THE OCEAN! best way to remove ur fear is to face it!
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I used foreign language lessons.  I was having such a hard time speaking out loud in a foreign tongue that I couldn't help thinking, "If only it were English."  Something *clicked* and I haven't been afraid of speaking or acting as long as it was in English.  \n\nThe other thing I would recommend is realize that every one in your audience wants you to do well.  They are on your side.\n\nIt is also fair to say "I have stage fright, but I am still going out there."  Sometimes it is nerve racking, but the moment you step out on the stage it just melts away.  This has happened to me more than once.\n\nAlso, it is good to have a friend in your audience.  Someone that will smile when you look at them.\n\nGood luck!
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It sound like you have a fear of public speaking, even in small groups.  It is very common and nothing to be worried about.  If you would like to work on it, force yourself to start up conversations with strangers you come into contact with.  If you want to get real bold and see real improvement, check into taking a public speaking class or acting class.  Even if you feel like your embarressed all the time in those classes, they will give you the practice you need to overcome your fear.  Most public speakers will tell you that they have a little fear all the time even if they seem totally confident on the outside.
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By accepting that you're there and that there is nothing you can do about it. It looks bad when you try to get rid of the nervousness. It looks like you're trying to hide something. If you're nervous, be nervous. It's ok.\n\nGood luck.
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Well as you knw that you are facing a fear of public speaking and for that the best thing to do is 1st try getting comfortable talking in a grp with ppl whom you knw really well.. then slowly start with other ppl.. the best way is to crack a joke or sumthin so that you can lighten up the atmosphere and then once you will c every1 smiling, you will automatically have the courage to talk.. and relax.. no1 is gonna do anything.. so then plz do express yourself and let others knw wats in your mind!! all the best...
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You just do it. It's the only way to start overcoming your fear. I fear the same sometimes, eventhough I had trouble doing it, but I still did it (at school). Most people who don't have this fear are very confident. Not that you're not confident, just a little shy. So, again, just do it and afterwards you'll be "what was I afraid of?" Then you are more relaxed and proud that you did it. Good Luck.
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Stay calm.... Obviously, that's what you're worried about.  Visualize what you want to do in your head.  Visualize yourself succeeding.  Think about the successes that you've had in the past and realize that this is another area in which you can also find success.\n\nHow did you succeed in the past?  Was there any certain trick to staying calm?  If you do find yourself starting to panic, think of a song that gets you pumped up.  Sing it loud to yourself inside your head.... Then, visualize...
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Me too.......and in a few months I'll be a doctor.....hahahaha!!! But seriously, I still faint every time I have to go into theatre and stuff like that. I've tried hypnosis, but it doesn't seem to have helped unfortunately. If you come across anything that helps, PLEASE let me know!\n\nAnd why does it matter if you're scared of blood and guts? Are you in a position where you are exposed to them regularly? Unless you're in the health profession, it probably doesn't really matter that much if you have a fear of blood.
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This is a trick that works for many phobias. It's surprisingly effective. I used it to help me deal with my claustrophobia. Do this exercise when you can find a few moments of uninterrupted quiet.\n\nYou imagine you are experiencing the event that scares you...in your case getting a shot or having blood drawn. Try to make the vision as vivid and real as possible. Put yourself into it completely. Play out your "movie" to the end, then reverse the film and play it back to the beginning.\n\nThe next step: You are sitting in a large movie theater. Look at the screen and watch your movie, but this time you are watching yourself on the screen, not actually in it. Again play out the movie to the end, then reverse it.\n\nNow make the movie in black and white. Play it through and reverse it.\n\nNext you are in the projection room. See it as vividly as possible. See where the movie is on a reel and projecting out into the theater below. Impress on yourself how flimsy the movie which is holding your fear is. Play the movie through from this perspective and reverse it.\n\nThat's all there is to it. Do this for a few days before you are to see the doctor. I know it seems too simple to work, but it certainly did for me. I had to have an MRI that required me to go head first into a large claustrophic machine. I was scared to death until I read about this exercise. I sailed through the test without a problem.
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Seeing a therapist would be the best way.  They will most likely use one of 2 techniques either slowly introducing what you are scared of in increasing steps. For example go in a room where u feel a bit uncomfortable, breath, relax do that for a while then go on to more claustrophobic settings.  Another method, which isn't for every one, is to enter into an extremely claustrophobic setting until you realize and internalize that you are in no real danger.
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Just relax and realize that if you can't get over being so nervous, how are you going to get to know that person? Oh, and remember to breathe...focus in on it, and that will help the anxiety.
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By conquering your fear. Do one step at a time. \nFor Example:\n1. You are a shy person, you are afraid to make friends. What do you do? The next time you enter an elevator.. just say "Hi, how are you?" and when the person replied back, continue the conversation. If the person didn't answer, don't be despaired or embarrassed because chances are the person is as shy as you. Soon you realised.. you are not that shy anymore.\n\n2. You are not good with maths! Practice and the key is to understand the concept. Many refused to practice because they refused to learn the concept and without practice nothing helps. Once you get the first question right, you feel challenge and accomplished and soon you will be good with it.\n\n3. This is my own experience. I am so afraid to reformat my laptop because i never did it before and it was infected with spy ware. The advise I get from friends " Gees, very troublesome..can be complicated etc.etc. Why not ask the expert to do it?? it will cost you a couple of hundreds" Then i read the manual, it seems so easy and I think of the worst thing that can happen if i messed up. After evaluating the risk..I just took the step to do it and follow the instructions on the screen. It is as easy as ABC...nothing genius about it. It took only my time because I had to reinstall everything..my programs and the anti virus etc. All in all I spent a good 2hrs before my laptop run just like new.\n\nRemember, there is a saying... you built a house one stone at a time :)
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Face your fears. Try something slow and then build up. I had to do this with my daughter. It was swimming, but she now fights me to get out of the water. Go for it and you will be so proud of yourself, not only for learning something that you like, but also that you faced your fear of something.
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Treatment options\nTreating phobias, including claustrophobia, relies on psychological methods. Depending on the person, some of these methods may include: \nFlooding - this is a form of exposure treatment, where the person is exposed to their phobic trigger until the anxiety attack passes. The realisation that they have encountered their most dreaded object or situation, and come to no actual harm, can be a powerful form of therapy. \nCounter-conditioning - if the person is far too fearful to attempt flooding, then counter-conditioning can be an option. The person is taught to use specific relaxation and visualisation techniques when experiencing phobia-related anxiety. The phobic trigger is slowly introduced, step-by-step, while the person concentrates on attaining physical and mental relaxation. Eventually, they can confront the source of their fear without feeling anxious. This is known as systematic desensitisation. \nModelling - the person watches other people confront the phobic trigger without fear, and is encouraged to imitate that confidence. \nCognitive behaviour therapy - the person is encouraged to confront and change the specific thoughts and attitudes that lead to feelings of fear. \nMedications - such as tranquillisers and anti-depressants. Drugs known as beta blockers may be used to treat the physical symptoms of anxiety, such as a pounding heart. \n\nLearning to self-manage Claustrophobia \n1. You've highlighted a key skill – breath management. So practise Buteyko Breathing for a few weeks (say, a few 3-4 minute sessions daily) to get you to the point where you are able to change and to manage your breathing at will. \n\n2. Now practise applying your better-breathing ability to calm yourself, in ordinary everyday anxiety or stress situations. This builds your confidence in your own state-management ability. \n\n3. Next select somewhere (preferably at home) that will evoke the claustrophobia feeling such as a small cupboard or room. If you do not have such a place you have to be a bit creative – perhaps use a friend's place. Just make sure it is somewhere you can immediately get out of if you wish. Do not use an elevator to practise in – you do not have the choice of quickly getting out. \n\nEnter into this enclosed place and manage your breathing until your anxiety rises to, say, 6 on the scale of 1-10. In the beginning this may take just a few seconds but with practise you will be able to remain there for longer and longer periods. \n\n4. When you come out of the enclosed place calm yourself fully and then have a break for 10-15 minutes. Now go back into the room or cupboard again and this time aim to remain there 10-20% longer. Come out and again calm yourself fully. And that’s enough for one day. \n\n5. Do this every day or so until you can manage it comfortably - then find somewhere even more enclosed and challenging. \n\nFor more info go to:\nhttp://www.pe2000.com/pho-claustro.htm
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JOHN LENNON - used to throw up before every gig.\n\nAnecdotes on Stage Fright\n\nRon Jeremy\nYoung Peter O'Toole\nTom Hanks\nYoung Mel Gibson\nPaul Hogan\nhttp://anecdotage.com/browse.php?term=Stage%20Fright\n\nMichael Douglas gets stage fright when playing golf.\n\n"It so amazes you how much stage fright you get," says Douglas, a 15-handicapper. "I've been in front of cameras all my life, but that first tee, standing over that ball that's not even moving, it's scarier than doing a movie."
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My advice is to understand that fear is a strong emotion that arises from your perception on a situation and an event. Adrenaline is pumped in your body and signs of fear includes increased an heart rate and the tensing up of your body. Next try to overcome and conquer it by actually DOING the thing you fear and try to IGNORE your fear by focusing on the task in hand. As mentioned by darktwiztidangel, having a cocky or a HIGHLY SELF-CONFIDENT attitude also helps, a lot! Once you get over the thing you fear, you will realize that in most situations, the fear you place to a certain stimulant or situation are unnecessary to amount of risk involved in it. After facing your fears, keep doing it again and you will get used to it and you realize that the thing that you fear is not worth being scared about.