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Why do I shake when talking in front of a crowd?

Profile: courageousMagic24
courageousMagic24 on May 2, 2015
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I get nervous as hell in front of others because I'm used to being alone and when I'm absolutely forced, I fear that I will mess up and say something stupid and not sound smart, and people will apparently laugh at me.
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Profile: NotDownYet
NotDownYet on Apr 22, 2015
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When you are talking in front of a crowd, you are getting nervous because you may feel like something bad will happen. On a deeper level, you may feel like you are in danger. The natural response to being in danger is called the Fight or Flight mechanism, where you choose to either fight your way out of the danger or run from it. Either way, you get a rush of adrenaline to help give you the power to physically perform these actions. Your shaking is all that nervous energy not having another way of getting out.
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Anonymous on Feb 13, 2015
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You are afraid of being embarassed infront of them, e.g: forgetting words or pronouncing them wrong, and afraid of hearing people laughing at you. You should focus more on what are you going to do infront of the crowd and try to imagine they dont exist, try closing your eyes and imagine someone infront of you whom you love very much or is very close to you
Profile: lovingLight24
lovingLight24 on Aug 31, 2015
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Your shaking is a form of emotions taking a hold of your mind and body, sometimes we can take deep breaths focus on our breathing to stop these things happening hope this helps xx
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Anonymous on Apr 10, 2015
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Thats normal lots of people have stage fright, i do. Its hard to overcome but it is normal. Talking in front of people gets alot of people
Profile: TobieEight
TobieEight on Jul 20, 2015
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You shake when talking in front of crowd because, you have stage fright. It's perfectly normal to some.
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Anonymous on Apr 11, 2015
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It's because you are afraid of getting insulted by making a mistake, you take insult too seriously. If you just stop thinking about bad outcomes of mistake in crowd, you will not shake talking in front of crowd.
Profile: ChloeIsHereForYou265
ChloeIsHereForYou265 on Dec 17, 2018
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It sounds like you're experiencing some social anxiety, this can be very difficult to deal with and there is a lot of coping mechanisms you could use such as deep breaths, drinking water before doing social things always helps me, you could also refer to the 7 cups anxiety guide they have some very helpful tips on dealing with anxiety, if the anxiety in front of crowds is bad enough, I would definitely recommend seeking professional help from a therapist or psychiatrist, especially if it is seriously impacting your every day life, it's not easy dealing with anxiety but you can definitely get through it
Profile: divinewillpower86
divinewillpower86 on Jun 22, 2015
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It's known as stage fear. This is like you are thinking more about defeat instead of trusting yourself. Trying to relax and having zero mind, will help a lot. It's important to know that people are eager to listen to you instead of laughing so just think about it.
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Anonymous on Jan 30, 2017
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Fear, or anxiety could be the cause. Speaking in front of multiple people can be more difficult because there are more people whichever could 'judge' and misinterpret. Where as on a one to one basis there's less people who will hear you and therefor be able to judge.
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