Curing the memory of Stage Fright

Written by Charles Cook
Published: April 19, 2015 at 12:12 AM [UTC]

------"Visualization. Play through your performance in your head, imagining yourself exactly in the situation--'you should feel nervous if you are doing this'--and playing at your best level. Do this more than once if you can."------

This is a major anxiety issue, even if the thought of playing in public makes you nervous. But the goal isn't to play well when you are nervous, the goal is to entertain.

Being nervous 'is curable'
'is curable'
'is curable'
But you need to change the memory from a negative (cortisol) to a positive(dopamine or testosterone), and once you've changed that memory, IT IS CHANGE FOR GOOD.
and once you've changed that memory, IT IS CHANGE FOR GOOD
and once you've changed that memory, IT IS CHANGE FOR GOOD
Got it!!

Thoughts and actions to change memory:

-You are not there to play perfectly, you are there to entertain. Think 'I entertaining'
-think, "look at me, I play amazing"
-accept mistakes
-think, "I am going to make this many mistakes, and that is OK."
-Picture yourself playing, while you are practicing have a "look at me" entertaining attitude.
-exercise regularly
-Fresh Sage leaf: it lowers cortisol.
-no heavy/simple carbs on the day of show
-select an attractive person in the audience and 'show off' for them.
-PRACTICE, the above suggestions

Actions that can cause nervousness:
-OCD
-high expectations
-self doubt
-not practicing enough
-too much coffee or simple carbs
-shy, "don't look at me" attitude.
-negative thoughts when practicing.

Remember, you only have to play once without being nervous, and then you will never be nervous again, you had a breakthrough.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN8VQSt4D-Q

New York City Quote:

"I used to have really bad social anxiety. I'd be so afraid of saying something awkward and uninteresting, I'd stand on the perimeter of conversations and not say a thing. Which ironically came across as awkward and uninteresting."