2. QUES: 1: WHAT IS
NERVOUSNESS?
ANS: 1: Nervousness is a
sensible reaction to a
potentially scary situation.
Nervousness is having
feeling of being worried
and afraid about what
might happen. We can say
3. that anxiety is a synonym of
nervousness because when
nervousness become
overpowering, preventing u
from participating in an
activity, we may be
experiencing anxiety.
4. QUES: 2: WHAT ARE THE
TRAITS OF
NERVOUSNESS?
ANS: 2: The following traits
of nervousness are as:-
Feeling of panic and
uneasiness: when we are
nervous we have fear that
we can’t able to complete
5. the task. We find difficulty
in performing activities.
Problem sleeping:
Stress or anxiety can
cause a serious night
without sleep, as do a
variety of other problems.
Insomnia is the clinical
term for people who
6. have trouble falling aslee
p, difficulty
staying asleep, waking
too early in the morning,
or waking up feeling
unrefreshed.
Shortness breath: You
feel that you are short of
breath or that your
7. breathing (or breath) is
forced or labored.
Nausea: nervousness can
cause the body to
function abnormally, they
can cause a number of
stomach and intestinal
distresses including
nausea, vomiting,
8. bloating, diarrhea,
“lump in the stomach,”
constipation.
Dizziness: Anxiety
dizziness symptom
description: You feel (or
suddenly feel) dizzy,
lightheaded, faint, off
balance, unsteady, that
9. you might faint or pass
out, or that you might fall
over.
QUES: 3: DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN NERVOUSNESS
AND ANXIETY?
ANS: 3: nervousness is a
normal state when you are
10. in a situation where u have
to perform a specific task
that may be evaluated or
judged by others. Activities
such as delivering a speech,
attending a job interview, or
performing before a crowd
of people may prompt
“nerves”. This reaction can
11. actually be useful, but when
your nervousness becomes
irrational and overpowering,
preventing you from
participating in everyday life
situations, you may be
experiencing anxiety.
12. QUES: 4: WHAT ARE THE
WAYS OF COMBATING
NERVOUSNESS?
ANS: 4:
Prepare if possible: A bit
obvious. But doing your
preparation in time and
not at the last minute
13. and doing the
preparation well
– Without trying to do it
perfectly
– Rather than somewhat
sloppily make a big
difference.
14. You’ll feel more sure of
yourself and relaxed about
what you are about to do.
If you have an important
meeting, do your
homework so you know
what will or may come up
in the meeting.
If you have a date, perhaps
try to think of 2-3
15. interesting
topics/questions to bring
up in case the
conversational flow hits a
stop.
If you have a job interview,
think about what they may
ask you and figure out
some good answers.
16. Ask yourself: what is
the worst that
could realistically happen
?
This question has helped
me many times to calm
down and to stop building
a mountain out of a
molehill.
17. Because the worst that
happened when I was
dating was that I had a
somewhat awkward date
with someone I did not
have a good chemistry with.
It didn’t lead a second date
and sometimes I felt bad
for day or two. And that
was pretty much it.
18. But the sky didn’t fall
because it is was a bad
date. I got up the next
morning again and had
often learned something
good from it.
Visualize in a positive
way: It is so easy to get
stuck in the usual and
habitual negative
19. visualizations in your
mind of how a situation
will go. And so you get
nervous.
Try taking a break from it
the next time you are
having an upcoming date,
party or meeting.
20. Just this once allow yourself
to see things in a positive
way.
Here’s how to do it:
Lie down in your bed or sit
down somewhere where it
is comfortable. Close your
eyes.
21. In your mind see how
great the situation will
unfold – see and hear it –
and also how great will
you feel at this meeting.
See yourself being positive,
open and having a
wonderful time with a
smile on your face. And
22. see the excellent outcome
you want in your mind.
Then release by visualizing
that it has already
happened, that the
meeting is over with the
desired result. This is
surprisingly effective and
will get you into a good,
confident and relaxed
23. headspace before even
stepping into that
conference room, class
room or pub.
Try it and see how this
exercise works for you.
Maybe it becomes
something you want keep
doing.
24. Slow down and breathe
with your belly: A few
minutes before you step
into the situation that
makes you nervous slow
down. Walk slower to the
meeting place. Move
slower. Even stop for a
minute if you like and
stand still.
25. Then breathe through your
nose. Take a little deeper
breaths than you usually do.
Make sure you breathe with
your belly. Not with your
chest (a common problem
when people get stressed
or nervous).
Focus on just your slow in-
and out-breaths for a
26. minute or two. Only on the
air going in and out of your
nose.
This will calm you down,
make it easier to think
normally again and that
singular focus can draw you
back into this moment
again rather than past
failures or future worries.
27. Assume rapport in
social situations: After
you have slowed down
and focused on your
breathing I have another
good habit if you still
feel a bit nervous and
you are going into some
kind of social situation.
This one worked
28. especially well for me
when I was single and
was dating. And it is also
very useful just before
any other kind of
meeting.
The habit is to assume
rapport.
This means that just before
you met someone you
29. pretend and think to
yourself that you are
meeting one of your best
friends.
Then you’ll naturally slip
into a much more relaxed,
comfortable, confident and
enjoyable emotional state
and frame of mind. In this
state of mind the
30. conversation tends to flow
more naturally too, without
much thinking. Just like with
your friends.
Remember: people don’t
think about you and
what you do that much
really.
You may feel like everyone
is watching, judging and
31. thinking about you a whole
lot. And so you get nervous
or hold yourself back a lot
in life.
But a sobering realization I
have had over the years is
that people simply don’t
care that much about what
you do.
32. Just because you may think
a lot about what you do
and say doesn’t mean that
others do that too. They
have their own plate full
with doing the same thing
as you: focusing on
themselves, on their pets
and kids and on their own
33. challenges at this moment
in time.
This realization may make
you feel a little less
important. But it also sets
you free a bit more to do
what you want to do in life.
Tell yourself that you
are excited: Harness the
34. nervous energy into
something that will help
you.
If you cannot minimize the
nervousness in some
situations by using the tips
above then take a different
approach.
When the nervousness
bubbles up, tell yourself
35. that you are excited about
the meeting, presentation
etc. This helps you to
change perspective on what
is happening inside of you
and I have found that it
helps me to get a boost of
enthusiasm and openness
for a short while.
36. So I can go into that
meeting with that more
helpful mindset and
emotional state. And a few
minutes into the meeting
the excited energy has
usually been used in a
useful way and I go back to
feeling more relaxed and
centered again.
