I always hear and see the word homophobia used for people that object to homosexual behavior. Based on my belief that the Bible is the True Word of God, I think that homosexual behavior (not the person) is sinful and wrong. In NO WAY am I even REMOTELY FEARFUL of any homosexual person or even the act because I would not ever be in the situation that it would affect me in one way or another. So if pathophobia (fear of disease), monophobia (fear of being alone),glossophobia (fear of public speaking), algophobia (fear of pain), etc. are all fears as the word phobia implies, what does homophobia mean?? Are people using this completely incorrectly?? What are you thoughts??

I have extreme glossophobia (fear of public speaking) so much so that I had to drop out of school to avoid public speaking…three years later im stuck in a job i hate with no prospect of promotion (unless Im relaxed with public speaking) How can I overcome this fear?

I use to enjoy public speaking when I was younger but one day, when giving a speech In school, i had a panic attack randomly and that was the start of my three year depression and isolation from those sort of situations.

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I have always had very bad anxiety symptoms, especially shaking, when speaking in front of a group.

The main problem is the hands. They shake horribly and I have to hold my speech in those hands. Please help as I am losing marks and grades for this.

I would really like a solution to just prevent the shaking or somehow hide it. I have tried all that mind ,calming stuff but does anybody know how to either prevent the hands shaking or make it unnoticeable???

How to overcome EXTREME public speaking fear??!!?
Alright, I know public speaking is unfortunately an important part of life, but now that i’m forced to do a million speeches my junior year… i’m freaking out. I’m taking AP U.S History and at the end of the year there is a big presentation. If i’m up infront of a group of people for more than a three minute time span, my hands will start to shake, my heart will uncontrollably beat faster, and my voice will start to waver until all the hysteria gets to me, and i have to keep swallowing after every 5 words just to get a sentence out. & I compare that feeling to, having your throat close on you. I literally wont be able to speak because of the physical anxiety. It almost feels as if i’m going to cry, (which i want to) but how can i overcome this fear? & Please no cliche answers, like “practice alot” or “picture them in their underwear”. Not only am I too focused on trying not to cry but I’m also trying not to look like a fool. And with all this anxiety that I have, I dont want to stare at the audience and try and convert them into their undergarments.

My daughter is a senior in high school this year, and her school requires that all seniors complete a senior project. This project has a research paper component, an actual project they must complete, a portfolio, and then a speaking part. She has completed all other parts of the project, except the presentation, The speaking part is in May and involves a 10minute presentation in front of a board of judges (they also must practice it in front of their English class first,

My daughter has anxiety and social anxiety issues and also has an eating disorder. She is working with a therapist right now, but I am still very concerned about her. She is 5’4 and weighs about 86lbs, but she does not want to be in the hospital. She has been having extreme anxiety over public speaking. Her stomach has been upset for the past 3 days, she has a hard time falling asleep at night. She has also told me that when she gets up to talk in front of people, she feels dizzy and disoriented (this is part of an anxiety attack, isn’t it)?

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I have extreme glossophobia (fear of public speaking) so much so that I had to drop out of school to avoid public speaking…three years later im stuck in a job i hate with no prospect of promotion (unless Im relaxed with public speaking) How can I overcome this fear?

I use to enjoy public speaking when I was younger but one day, when giving a speech In school, i had a panic attack randomly and that was the start of my three year depression and isolation from those sort of situations.

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Hi, im 13 and i have ocd(obsessive compullsive disorder) and i suffer an extreme fear of public speaking. I am wondering how to cure both of my symtoms. I can barely say a word in class out loud. i am on various medications which i do not want to name for priavcy purposes. if you have the solution please, please tell me so i can be a regular kid!

overcome it?

I’m an 18 y/o female and I’ve been social phobic for almost my whole life, but of course it started surfacing more as I got older, maybe around 9th grade and continued to get worse, although I did not lessen my exposure to people/public speaking.

I guess I’m just looking into what treatment is best. I tried SSRI’s (prozac and then I tried celexa, but somewhat low doses) and they provided very minimal relief. I’m currently on nothing now. I was getting therapy for general anxiety/stress but haven’t for blushing/social phobia specifically. Should I try that before I try another medication? Any natural remedies?

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I need help. Major help. I’m 15 years old and have (What I think) is one of the biggest fears of public speaking in the world, or so it seems. Like I said, I’m 15 and really don’t want to bring this situation to actual phobia help classes or anything, but I do need advice. Let me start off by talking about my symptoms. I get the usual sweating, shaky hands/body, dry throat, etc. BEFORE I present anything in the class. When I’m actually presenting I can read about 5 words before I start “choking”, like when my throat seems so dry that I have this uncontrollable swallowing effect going on or something, and it usually keeps making me screw up until about the 3rd paragraph or so (If I’m reading a paper). I don’t know what it is, and yes I try to drink water before hand, but it just seems there can be no cure for it. By the way I have to do a presentation Monday in English….Please help!