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I have anxiety disorder especially in public speaking. My profession involves talking to group of people and giving presentations, but I always try to skip it or shorten the talk. I have experienced severe shivering once I gave a talk to a large group of people. After that I try to avoid such situations. But it has affected my career and I am not able to grow in my profession instead I go down. I have tried medications like lonazep, betacap and zosert. But nothing worked for me. I spent my days in job fearing about embarrassment among my colleagues. Many occasions I have experienced the same symptoms again. Negative thoughts come automatically when I hear about talking in public and heart starts beating faster. It gets even worse just before the speech so that I stop myself from the situation. Kindly tell what I can do to be confident and perform better.
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You need to try tca like imipramine along with a beta blocker, clonazepam together. Consult your own doctor.
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This type of anxiety is known as social anxiety. Everyone feels somewhat anxious when have to give talks or presentations before a large number of people. But some people have learned specific skills to manage their anxiety. My suggestion to you would be to go for cognitive behaviour therapy. In this therapy you will learn to challenge your anxious thoughts and also behavioural strategies to control your anxiety symptoms while presenting.
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