Stage and Performance Anxiety!! (Singing)?
I have only performed on stage with singing two times. I performed a very difficult Broadway song yesterday at a competition and I won first place, allowing me to go to the state level. In the video, you're not able to tell, but my voice and basically my whole body was shaking so much. Now, this is only when I am on stage SINGING. I just recently got into singing only last year and I am not exactly the most confident with it. I can go on stage and dance or act without issue. But... My singing... It makes me have so much anxiety when I go on stage. So how do I get to the point where I can sing on stage in front of strangers and sound like I do when I'm by myself and when my voice and body is not violently shaking ha.
How do I make performance anxiety go away?
Well Ive never had sex before.. and I almost did last night and ive never had a problem getting an erection ever. Im 16 and my girlfriends 15 but last night i just lost my erection...people say its performance anxiety but how do I make it go away? Its hard to not think about it actually impossible. Im trying to chill out about it.. but I need some advice. I also took benadryl yesterday cuz i was feeling sorta sick. does being sick and taking madicine have anything to do with losing it either?
Question about Performance Anxiety--?
I have a case o performance anxiety, and its starting to get in the way of me and my gf, I was wondering what over the counter pills could I buy to maybe out me in the mood, or to help out--Is there like any hormones or anything like tht I can buy @ Wal-Mart, GNC, or CVS?
How do I get over sexual performance anxiety? I am 21 and I a have ED because of that.
My boyfriend in my early 20's struggled with ED. I would suggest masturbating at first, A LOT. This will hopefully desensitize you. Mastubating before a sexual encounter will be a must for awhile.Make sure whoever you're with is patient. The last thing you need right now is for someone to put you down and make the issue worse. If you feel that you're about to climax, then pull out, go down on the girl or play with her in whatever way you're comfortable with, and go back in when you calm down some. Also, make sure you're using condoms — not the super thin ones. I would also check out your local adult store and see if there are some numbing agents on the market you can use. If this us embarrassing for you, shop around online. Google has saved me from lots of unpleasant face to face shopping.Lastly, give it time. Try to be in a relaxed state of mind. Daily meditation can help achieve this. And practice makes perfect. Sex is just like anything else, the more we do it, the easier it becomes.I hope this is helpful! If none of this works, see your doctor. It could all be general anxiety, and a simple medication could fix it.Best of luck!
How does one beat performance anxiety?
Here is how I recommend you to cope with anxiety (worked for me):Do sports (at home, if you feel more confortable) but 3x 30min/week.Try to desensitize yourself (little by little) by exposing you to what situation makes you anxious.Eat more greens, oilseeds, fresh fruits and food rich in magnesium such as: raw spinach, fish, beans, lentils, avocados, brown rice, bananas, figs and chocolate.Do a cure of prebiotic and probiotic. Brain and gut are linked.If you have a pet, cuddle with it more often and take care of it. It will make you shift your focus from anxiety to something else.Try to catch the sun everyday for 10mins.Check your levels of vit D and B12 (adjust with supplements if needed).Learn how to breathe and cardiac coherence.Yoga, you can find plenty of stuff online.Mindfulness meditation, it’s not hard, stick to it.When you feel anxiety, let it come, don’t fight against it. Take deep breath (inhale for 6 seconds, hold for 2, exhale for 6. Do it again). Just observe how tense and how bad you feel over nothing. Meditation can help to stand back.Sleep enough (7 to 9hours/night).Quit smoking and avoid drinking alcohol.Smile. Smiling, even for nothing, tricks the mind and releases happy hormones.Learn to manage your anxiety, it’s always going to be there because it’s a normal mechanism of protection but don’t let it rule you anymore. You are not alone, you are worth it.
What are good ways to overcome performance anxiety?
Performance Anxiety results from a perceived sense of inadequacy or self-insufficiency. “Perceived” because the person feels so, though, he/she may not be truly weak in that area in question. It is a serious handicap because poor self-confidence shows on the face & in body language, creates anxiety which actually worsen the problem, mind goes blank, the person may even stutter. He become acutely self-conscious, is aware of the above -ve changes taking place within himself and worsen too, which further pulls down confidence.Let the “failure” happen twice or more occasions in a row, the failure becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.Some of the reasons I can think of -Poor self-confidence in general. Such a person tends to down-play his own merits, become self-effacing, exaggerates his own weaknesses, lacks initiative and pro-activeness, has unrealistic expectations from self. Poor confidence is like a drop of ink on a blotting paper, it tends spread. Conversely, overcoming a perceived weakness in one area tends to improve sense of self-worth and improve confidence in other areas too.Lack of preparation. He doesn’t spend sufficient effort in preparation (or at least thinks so) or keeps thinking about “what if I can not handle ALL or ANY of the questions?”. He tends to forget that one need not know everything OR that one can say “I don’t know” or that “I will revert to you” with grace & confidence.Lack of rehearsing. Time spent in rehearsing the event, i.e. expected questions and answers for the same etc.Attaches unrealistic importance to the results. He has this “now or never” or “this or nothing” or “opportunity knocks only once” attitude. He tends to think in terms of “make or break” forgetting that nothing is terribly important or that opportunities always turn up. In effect, he tends to tie too much of himself and his worth with the results. A sense of renunciation or “what the heck” attitude does help.Please give a deep thought to the above points and soon some sense of self-worth returns gradually.Hope I am making some sense.