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Posted On: 05/09/2008 03:25:29

PRESENTATION DAY (Oh Christ!) well thats what I used to feel but strangely enough.............

 I woke up with no anxiety, tho I did have a Nightmare were i screamed! like in the movies haha. But I felt calim all day,

The Journey to UNI was full of anxiety however I was running late (as usual haha - i dont think i ever been on time for anything - even my own birth:) but as I was turning into the campus MY CAR STALLED! but it started again - YAY, i was very low of fuel and with petrol prices atm! who can blame me

 My first class was great, I actually asked a question, and in my group I was the ALPHA person, doing the most talking etc, im suprising myself, these people in past weeks probably wouldnt even of known my name

Had break before my class where i was doing a PRESENTATION! and i had a lot of adrenalin running through me, but it was the good kind, when i met my group members for this class, they were NERVOUS!! i was shocked these people are always confident! I was more relaxed than them (odd) when I went to present I ACED it! WAS BEST FEELING EVER, i talked perfectly made eye contact etc etc, I think were gonna get a really good mark, AND
!! DING DING

IM OVER MY FEAR OF PRESENTING AFTER TODAY!!

I got a parking ticket and i didnt even care, i was just too

 i was doing alot breathing exercises before i talked, i found this really helped, its about immobilising the anxiety, and not letting it get to the stage where it can result in a attack

Also I was looking at Youtube videos on Social Anxiety and Public Speaking these are really helpful

I learnt that, when you stand up in front of an audience , your eyes fixate on other people faces, out brains use alot of energy to decipher faces, so when theres 20 faces it drains you of energy, so your body releases adrenalin to counter this, adrenalin is the butterflys feeling! so its all completely natural, even really confident people get butterflys they jsut learn how to immobilose it!



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From: mindylou
05/09/2008 11:40:18

hi there, I was jumping up and down for u on the inside to read how well your day went! oh sorry- I'm new here...but I've been, felt and known where u were at today.  I kinda think I ace job interviews because it's socially acceptable to be nervous and almost everyone else is more nervous than I am...then I let the pressure just slip off and I seem to shine.  Like I go in there relaxed and confident, cross my leg and even joke with my perspective boss. I almost have no trouble getting hired even when there are numerous other applicants shooting for the same job (not to brag) once he hires me however, I panic my arse off LOL..cuz now I gotta keep up this facade that I'm as great as I said I was in the interview! Another reason I think I can find calm during an interview is that I'm living on adrenaline all the time all day long, sometimes just going into a grocery store or doing the mundane....I start to adjust to the "nervous energy" and dont even recognise it anymore.  Interesing, what you said about how our brians process information. Tricky when u think about it.  Well Kudos to u!! Congrats on a great day! Laughing



From: morningmud
05/09/2008 03:47:42
Congrats on your successful presentation!  =)



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