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What Causes Nervousness While Talking To A Crowd?

Hi Doctor, Am Vijay and i current work for an MNC as HR Manager. Am 34 year old. What do i do to reduce the fear of talking in crowd ? Am losing my confidence and get very nervous when asked to present . Inspite of planning well , i fail to deliver sometimes because of nervousness. Need your advise. regards Vijay TN
Tue, 29 Apr 2014
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Hello,
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through.
The condition you are suffering is called social phobia. This is a very common anxiety disorder and can be taken care of with medications/psychotherapies. Among the medicines paroxetine and escitalopram are good medicines to cure it. Initially you may even consider taking propranolol 20mg just before the stage performance. Also cognitive behavioural therapy can help you.
Hope I am able to answer your concerns.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
                                        
Wish you good health,
Kind regards
Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.
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What Causes Nervousness While Talking To A Crowd?

Hello, Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query. I have gone through your question in detail and I can understand what you are going through. The condition you are suffering is called social phobia. This is a very common anxiety disorder and can be taken care of with medications/psychotherapies. Among the medicines paroxetine and escitalopram are good medicines to cure it. Initially you may even consider taking propranolol 20mg just before the stage performance. Also cognitive behavioural therapy can help you. Hope I am able to answer your concerns. If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you. In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link: bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy Wish you good health, Kind regards Dr. Srikanth Reddy M.D.