Stage fright & test anxiety: 20 typical panic reactions

We all know them, we all hate them: exam anxiety and stage fright, e.g. before an important appointment, Conversation or Lecture. But how to defeat them?

Examinations are not a disease

Let's start with a good message: test anxiety is not a disease and above all no appearance that will last forever. Technically speaking, it is a natural stimulus-response chain, and if you know how, you can find out about it and can turn it off.

Test anxiety arises for different reasons and under different conditions, which I want to examine here with you piece by piece.

The printing is due

The books on the subject (advertising)

Test anxiety creates a lot of self-pressure, especially in those who suffer from it. Basically lets
tell yourself that Anxiety is a reaction of the whole organism to a threatening situation. Whence these
Fear stems from that, I'll come back to it later, as it is
is initially irrelevant. It's like pushing a button that triggers the process. Every human has
already more or less often acquainted with fear
has made.

In the case of exam anxiety, it can be, or it is even right
likely that you are scared of yourself before the exam
do. So who do you think can get rid of your fear
place? Exactly, just you! Fear is a very important part
12 of us, without whom we get lost in life
because who else would warn us when there is danger
is behind schedule?

The cliché of the strong man

Stereotypes of strong boys and men
who don't know fear sound good, but are out of date.
It is more in line with the fact that guys are just plain
Dealing with fear and reacting to it differently. They don't like to show their fear because being afraid is a sign
from weakness is that not in the image of a man
fits, especially not in puberty.

Young men want to compete with like-minded male colleagues
and strong before the opposite sex act. So are
Men create and that's a good thing because it lies
in their genes and their nature to be strong.

The pressure to be strong

Discounts for your success (advertising)!

Here we have the first reason why a young
Man can unconsciously put pressure, namely to
to be strong. One of the strongest is the one who differs from
stands out from others, i.e. faces the pressure, is better than
other and good grades. Others give way
the pressure off because they see no way out of it
to achieve self-required performances and become truants, and thus show their coolness.

The intensity of self-imposed pressure can be distressing.
Girls, on the other hand, are allowed in our Society rather
Feel or show fear. But also girls
come under pressure, which can lead to self-pressure,
interestingly, especially when they perform very well in school.

Expectations in women

The expectation of oneself
is then so great that it becomes more and more of a burden
becomes. Other girls, on the other hand, have doubts fast per se,
resigned and thus achieve good performance only poorly. Here it can be about believing in yourself and trusting in your own Performance absence.

In contrast to boys, however, they usually speak more openly about her
Problem, share and seek help more quickly. When it comes to coping with test anxiety, girls are therefore
in advantage.

So fear is part of it People and is an important part of us. But the fear of fear troubles us the most. Sounds paradoxical, but it is true.

No fear of fear

Fear of fear - that is the fear of being
could get scared again. It feels like nothing
to be able to do about it and you start facing this
To fear fainting.

And you can do that gradually
get a grip. Sometimes that's enough
sometimes you need more and you need a good one
Therapists, depending on how deep the fear is.

Tips against the fear

You can always do something about it, regardless of the stage
you are and how great the fear is, and that
is the important one message. It's never too late, so don't
to give up.

There are many different tips on how to do the thing
can get under control - some may help, others may not. That's because people are different and think differently.

Anxiety can arise when things get tough or something
Unpredictable things come our way. Or if
we are suddenly confronted with something
we didn't expect.

What to do against Examinations?

It behaves in the case of test anxiety
yourself as well. Exam anxiety can occur, for example,
because you have miscalculated by “Courage to the gap”
hattes, but what is requested is what you don't
learned. This is really a tricky situation
which one can hardly escape.

It can also make you
Overcome fear of the exam because instead of nice ones
Teacher Ms. Müller, who would have taken the exam for you
should, the rather arrogant and omniscient strict
Teacher Mr. Meier you
looks piercingly, according to the motto: “Look
let's do what you don't know! "

Waiting makes the fear worse

You can certainly understand how it can go when
the exam date back by half an hour
shifts. You sit completely nervous like a heap
Misery in the hallway, in front of the large, still locked door
on the: "Attention exam, please do not disturb!" stands and
can hardly bear the silence in the corridor.

One waits to be released from this agony of waiting and finally to be called. There are tons of examples of these anxiety-inducing moments, and I think you know exactly what I'm talking about - maybe you already have that
one or the other experienced it, or know someone who has experienced it that way.

12 Typical blockages for Examination Comp

And then there may be different work blocks at examining:

1. Blackout / emptiness in the head
2. writer's cramp
3. do not bring out another word
4. frog in the throat
5. can not write through loud trembling
6. No more talking
7. talk crazy stuff
8. to have no orientation / wander around
9. Stumble
10. Chaos in the head
11. can not think clearly
12. talking without point and comma

How is fear created?

But how do fear reactions arise? What are typical physical fear reactions? And what can you do about it? The simple answer: Typical fear reactions are caused by the sudden change triggered by the examination conditions - there are numerous examples of this.

Fear wants to warn. Fear is like a signal that says: "Warning, I'm reporting a change, something is coming, I don't like it, we have Maier instead of Müller, it could be a dangerous danger that you are not up to."

Help, a blackout

And then something very important follows: In a flash you will be asked how
from Brain evaluate the situation. Appreciates the brain
the warning as threatening because it is similar
threatening images or situations already saved
there, fear comes to your aid by only being you
still react, but no longer act and lets you
puts on autopilot.

Only in the case is not desirable, because the thinking in the background occurs in the background, and everything learned at the moment is no longer available - and you have the famous blackout.

20 Physical anguish

1. increased attention
2. Pupils dilate
3. Optic nerves become more sensitive
4. Auditory nerves are becoming more sensitive
5. increased muscle tension
6. increased reaction rate
7. increased heart rate
8. increased blood pressure
9. flatter and faster breathing
10. Energy supply of the muscles
11. Sweating
12. Tremble
13. giddiness
14. see everything like behind fog or veil
15. Bladder, bowel and stomach activity are during the
16. State of anxiety
17. Nausea
18. difficulty in breathing
19. How to hear through cotton, hear from far away
20. Not really there (dissociation)

Top books on the subject

Read text as PDF

Acquire this text as a PDF (only for own use without passing it on according to Terms and conditions): Please send us one after purchase eMail with the desired title supportberufebilder.de, we will then send the PDF to you immediately. You can also purchase text series.

4,99€Buy

Advice on success, goal achievement or marketing

You have Ask round to Career, Recruiting, personal development or increasing reach? Our AI consultant will help you for 5 euros a month – free for book buyers. We offer special ones for other topics IT services

5,00€ / per month   Book

Book eCourse on Demand

Up to 30 lessons with 4 learning tasks each + final lesson as a PDF download. Please send us one after purchase eMail with the desired title supportberufebilder.de. Alternatively, we would be happy to put your course together for you or offer you a personal, regular one eMail-Course - all further information!

29,99€Buy

Skate eBook as desired

If our store does not offer you your desired topic: We will be happy to put together a book according to your wishes and deliver it in a format of yours Choice. Please sign us after purchase supportberufebilder.de

79,99€Buy