samantha7
01-25-2012, 08:48 AM
I have a reoccuring thought that pops up from time to time about a presentation I did several years ago, very high pressure with important prospective clients and all my bosses' bosses present. I didn't want to do it as we didn't have the right product for the customer and I thought we would look bad. I was asked because I always give great presentations. I took some ginko beforehand to help me focus and I don't know what happened, I became like a deer in headlights when it was my turn. I started phyically shaking and could hardly speak, I rambled and kept falling off and trying to recover but just couldn't. I got through it but a collegue told me it was pretty bad, ( he's a friend). It hasn't happened since but I keep thinking about it and then worry it could happen again. I knew the material like the back of my hand and had done it 100's of times before. The worst is I keep thinking about it. I have always had tremedous anxiety but somehow I always did well with presentations. The worst is everytime I ask people I respect if it had ever happened to them they say "no, not really". Just wondering if anyone else has a similar story or how to stop the ruminating.
Thanks very much for your thoughts.
Thanks very much for your thoughts.