performance anxieties
Pre-show nervous dread
Performance anxieties are fears about one's ability to perform adequately, whether in public speaking, athletics, music, acting, or sex.
The plural typically describes a pattern of worry rather than a single episode: His performance anxieties kept him from auditioning.
The term acknowledges that such fears often recur across situations rather than appearing once.
- jittersNervous agitation
- butterflies in stomachNervous stomach sensation
- stage-frightFear of public performance
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- blanking outSudden memory failure
knot · audition · breath · recital · nervousness · presentations · sweat · shaky hands · racing heart · choke · stress · self-doubt · tension · gasp · public speaking · apprehension · competitions · rumination
performance anxietiesstage presence
Performer's commanding aura
composure · poise · self-assurance · equanimity · cool-headedness
performance anxietiesthick skin
Immunity to criticism
shamelessness · brazenness · unselfconsciousness · exhibitionism · secure attachment
performance anxietiesself-confidence
Faith in one's capabilities
self-belief · mastery · competence · overconfidence · hubris
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