Midterms are complete. I feel much better with that hurdle behind me. Even though I was feeling on the verge of dropping the class this quarter…I think I will stick it out. The 10 minute presentation is looming on the horizon and for the girl who is paralyzed by the thought of public speaking I am psyching myself up everyday.
I know that it won’t be as bad as I am making it out to be but I generally deal with it by not dealing with it and then suffer a major anxiety attack right beforehand when the reality of me speaking in front of people who will all be looking at me sets in. And then I want to vomit and cry and curl up in a ball in a corner somewhere and never come out. Doesn’t this happen to anyone else?
My friends who don’t suffer this fear I am jealous. And grateful for all the pep talks that you have had to give me in the past. I know you don’t understand.
But those of you that see our fear as weakness. When is the last time you were afraid of something and did it anyway? Every single time we get up there in front of people we are standing up for ourselves…we are not weak.
Don’t underestimate us…
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