Does anyone else suffer from severe social fobia when it comes to performing?
I have problems with anxiety since i can remember. I want to perform so badly, but im too anxiety.
I had around 20 concerts between 2000 and 2005 and i play good on all of them, i made only 1 mistake, wrong chord once, but it wasnt so bad.
However, before concerts i always had anxiety attacks, even week before... On the performace day i always puke at least 3 times and i had to take anti anxiety pill from my father to feel little less nervous. Lately i have problems with depression and my anxiety is much worse than it ever was.
Do you have any idea how to "cure" it?
I would be very gratefull for any information. I already asked my schrink for advice but he said that the only thing i can to do cure fear is to perform...
(Anyway, my social anxiety is pretty mild when it comes to other things)