Living Life Anxiety Free

Public Speaking and Panic Attacks

What keeps a panic attack coming again and again is the fear of the fear — the fear that the next one will really knock your socks off and you feel you were lucky to have made it past the last one unscathed. As they were so unnerving and scary‚ it is your confidence that has been damaged by previous anxiety episodes. Once you fully understand you are not under any threat‚ then you can have a new response to the anxiety as it arises while speaking. Click here for more information

Living Life Anxiety Free

Public Speaking

These speaking engagements do not necessarily have to be the traditional “on a podium” events
but can be as simple as an office meeting where the individual is expected to express an opinion or give verbal feedback. The fear of public speaking and panic attacks in this case centers on having an attack while speaking. The individual fears being incapacitated by the anxiety and hence unable to complete what he or she is saying. The person imagines fleeing the spotlight and having to make all kinds of excuses later for their undignified departure out the office window…Learn more here

Living Life Anxiety Free

Public Speaking and Panic Attacks

It is often observed that many people’s top ranking fear is not death but having to speak in public. The joke is that these people would rather be lying in the casket at the funeral than giving the eulogy. Public speaking for people who suffer from panic attacks or general anxiety often becomes a major source of worry weeks or even months before the speaking event is to occur. For more information Click here.