What is Stage Fright?

Stage Fright or Performance Anxiety is one of the most common phobias afflicting people today. Many are negatively affected when performing in front of an audience or in a pressure situation. Common symptoms of stage fright include: rapidly beating heart, shaking hands/knees, facial tics, dry mouth, and anxiety or stress.

Stage Fright can negatively effect anybody: athletes, musicians, job applicants, dancers, actors, business people, public speakers, students, or anyone needing to perform highly in an intense stressful situation.

When put into these high-pressure situations anxiety and stress are commonly felt and one can feel nervous and afraid. As fear sets in, the body naturally transitions into a fight or flight situation. The varied reactions of the human body to the fight or flight signals caused by stress can severely effect a person’s performance.

Initially the body may instinctively desire to move into a fetal position (curved back, poor posture, lowered head). Trying to fight this natural movement can result in shaking and/or tremors. The muscles may then contract in response to fight or flight, leaving movements and actions rigid and much less “fluid” than the ease one feels when not experiencing stress. Blood vessels in the extremities may also constrict leaving the person with cold fingers, toes, or ears. Alternately the body may overheat and sweat in response to an increase in blood pressure caused by this same fight or flight reaction. Additionally, to reserve energy for an emergency situation, the digestive system can shut down leaving a possible sense of dry mouth and butterflies or discomfort in the stomach.

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