Re: Nerves on Stage: was Liking/Disliking your own music

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That's a great way to put it. Never thought of that.

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On Jan 10, 2012, at 8:16 PM, Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com> wrote:

> about stage fright, richard sales wrote:
>> 
>> When it's really bad, I tell myself it will all be over in an hour or 
>> two.
> 
> 
> A therapist once hipped me to a cool fact about fear of failure and fear 
> of judgement.
> 
> She said that when you experience that fear, it is always the fear of 
> being both judged and abandoned
> by people (the audience, even yourself).
> 
> The fact of the matter is, though,  the pain and emotional discomfort of 
> feeling that fear
> is the worst consequence of that abandonment.
> 
> So a good thing to tell oneself is 'I've already felt the worst thing 
> that could possibly happen',
> so it's not really necessary to keep staying there."
> 
> I don't know, but I use that like a mantra when I'm afraid before a gig.
> 
> 
> Next subject...........what are ways we sabotage ourselves onstage, 
> preparing for a gig.
> I'll start that one in the next thread.
> 
> Rick Walker
>