'It’s harrowing every single time': Performance anxiety, commonly known as stage fright, is a common struggle

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Eminem’s award-winning song “Lose Yourself” from his semi-autobiographical film “8 Mile” is a powerful statement about overcoming obstacles and self-doubt in the pursuit of “one shot” at success.

No stranger to stage fright, prolific singer-songwriter and musician Jodee Richardson performs with Nicole Hand. - ContributedRichardson recently began composing, arranging and performing with Nicole Hand as Jodee + Nicole. The duo’s sound is a blend of individual strengths with a variety of instrument combinations drawn from acoustic guitar, saxophones, piano, melodica, omnichord and vocals.

The thought of performing in that condition made Richardson feel unsafe. His hands shook the entire night and he wanted to “call out the audience for applauding” because he was sure they were toying with him.“Having Nicole Hand now playing with me for acoustic gigs is heaven because she’s so able and cool,” Richardson said. “It’s the equation – good people, good times.”

Based in St. John’s, Repose Wellness Collective is a team of wellness professionals who focus on providing counselling, assessment and speech-language pathology services to people of all ages in a trauma-informed, compassionate and accepting environment. In addition to panic attacks, Yetman said the symptoms of performance anxiety “can be heart palpitations, excessive sweating, trembling of hands and voice, nausea, and fainting.”While playing hockey, Yetman worked with a therapist to develop coping strategies that included positive self-talk statements he used leading up to, and during, his games.

 

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