People with glossophobia may experience tremors, rapid heartbeat and sweating during public speaking. It can put you in a difficult situation when your body reacts like this while everyone is waiting for you to say something.
In such a situation, you may want to leave the environment you are in, so to speak, run away from there. However, there is a detail you should not forget that glossophobia is only a product of social phobia. So it’s something that can be overcome.
Speaking in public can make people feel inadequate, as it triggers social anxiety.
The fear of not knowing what to say in front of others can prevent those who experience this fear from getting involved in communities.
Glossophobia feels like we have to defend ourselves against a perceived threat!
Glossophobia is actually a feeling like the fight-or-flight response that arouses in panic. Triggering such an emotion can suspend all the work done at that moment. For example, when you are just about to start a presentation in front of a group, your adrenaline and steroid hormones can be secreted, causing your energy to drop.
This can make the conversation messy. In short, a person with high blood pressure, low blood sugar, nausea, having difficulty in breathing, dizzy and burning with the feeling of escape, can express himself as much as possible. Although most people with this condition think that they are inadequate, it is necessary to know that this is not true.
You think you have a phobia of public speaking, but the situation is different…
Speaking in front of others is not a cause for fear in itself, but rather the result of another emotion. In this case, we can say that you need to get to the root of your fear.
If speaking in front of others feels like torment, you’re probably mainly afraid of being judged, shamed, and rejected.
Maybe you think that what you have to say is not worth listening to. In fact, the fact that you think that your stance in front of others depends on a good performance also forms the basis of this fear. Today, we may feel obliged to control our every move, as people are expected to perform in a certain way and to comply with certain behavioral patterns.
‘Speaking’ is one of the behaviors that we control in social life. What would you think if we told you that there are certain strategies to solve glossophobia?
Controlling glossophobia may be possible by normalizing the tension created by public speaking.
Knowing that most people are afraid of making mistakes when speaking in public is the most basic step in overcoming this phobia. Knowing that this has happened to your followers at least once can be satisfying enough to relax.
Focusing only on the moment of speaking, not on making a perfect speech, reduces anxiety a bit. Before giving a speech, you can present to people you know, you can make some preliminary preparations.
If you still feel tension during the conversation or your body does not relax, you can smile, pause your sentences at regular intervals and ask questions to the audience. In this way, you will create a fun chat environment and you can better manage your presentation by immersing yourself in the feeling of familiarity.
Although it seems possible to overcome glossophobia by changing the way of thinking, people who experience severe physical symptoms should consult a psychotherapist or psychiatrist. Experts say that drugs such as antidepressants can be effective in such cases. However, it is still important for the person to receive long-term psychotherapy in order to overcome social anxiety.
Resources: 1
35083
