Posted by Joe Baker on May 21, 2001 at 23:19:57:
In Reply to: Re: overcoming panic attacks posted by David on May 21, 2001 at 19:50:31:
I think you're onto something. I think it might be a little more general, though. I found COMPLETE relief from performance anxiety when I spent enough time introspectively asking myself WHY I was a musician. In my case, it is because God gave me a certain amount of ability, and I wanted to give that back to Him. While I highly advocate this as a reason, my point is that WHATEVER your reason is, home in on it. Once you know who you're trying to please, or what you are trying to accomplish, it will be a lot easier to do so. When you don't know who you are trying to please, how will you ever know if your performance is good enough? You won't. No wonder you're nervous!