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Whether in front of the class, in a girl's room, or in a student competition at the age of 17, speaking in public is always a terrible monster. If it's like this, the body becomes shaky, the heart feels pounding, not moving, the sweat dripping, the sight suddenly disappears, even ... until faint.
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The survey also said that speaking in public is the most terrifying thing for humans. It's more terrifying than height, insects, or darkness. And this one fear has its own name. Glossophobia. Okay, okay. But the question is, why is speaking in public so scary?
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The fact is, talking in public is scary because we don't want to look wrong and look ugly, which results in being distanced from people. Yes, the fear of being wrong activates the part in the brain that is the same as the active part when we are in pain. This pain is indeed the legacy of our ancestors who, no matter how hard it is to survive, is distanced from people is the same as death.
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And not only that, being in front of the stage also turns out to activate the same digestive system as when we were being chased dangerous. And that's why our blood pressure rises and makes us sweat. Our brain becomes oxygen deficiency, makes our breath more frequent and the digestive system stops. Stomach pain also comes. As if it had fallen to the neighbor's bed. Already so laughed at by the neighbor's child, really terrible.
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But if so, is there a way to avoid this feeling of being a gugup? One thing we must understand first is that the gugup in the public is experienced by everyone.
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Even the legends and successful people always experience it too. So now try to see all of this from a different perspective. The good news is, most likely, others do not judge us as bad as we think. Even the fact is, they may think more often about themselves and do not have time to think about us. Okay, now let's try to learn not to run from fear, but actually dare to face it.
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It's easy to always remember that the feeling of being overwhelmed is natural and we can't control it. So the way to deal with it is to focus on something that we can control. Practice. Practice in an environment that is similar to what we will face in reality. Practicing makes us used to it and can reduce our anxiety later.
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Maybe our brain is used to assuming that talking in front of people is like being chased by a wild animal. But in reality, we all want it or not. One day we will talk in front of many people. Whatever our profession or job later. If that's the case, there are two choices. Run away from fear or take a deep breath, calm down, then move forward and talk softly in front of people. And as usual, thank you.
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Thank you for watching Kok Bisa? Any other questions? Just write it in the comments below. Keep asking and stay curious!
