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I am a surgeon, get concious and anxious while performing surgery in front of my colleagues and get very anxious while performing physical tasks in front of other people, like a performance anxiety
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Hi It takes a great amount of skill and knowledge to be a surgeon. You are an intelligent person. What you are going through is performance anxiety and social anxiety. To feel better you will require counselling sessions. Counselling sessions will help you overcome your fear. You can gradually work on overcoming your fear.
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Contact me for counselling session. Along with counselling I can suggest natural foods to calm the mind.
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It seems to be perfomance and social anxiety leading decreased output in your professional carrier. It needs to be addressed with counseling sessions. I'm sure you will be benefited.
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you can contact me on nine zero eight two three two nine seven eight four for further assistance
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Hi, medical profession is one of the most stressful and high tension work as a lot of pressure and expectations are built around the professional by themselves(the most), family, society, patients and many more. Perfectionism can be one of the contributing factors to performance anxiety and declining work efficiency. I would recommend starting with your therapy sessions to manage it effectively.
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Hello there thank you for writing your query this performance anxiety that you have is not one day thing it must be a prolonged issue and the quicker, you start with a counselling session will help you also try breathing and meditation during these times because it will definitely help you calm down and relax but at the same time the un conscious issue that why you get all worked up while performing a surgery has need to be discussed with a psychologist.
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You can directly message me at double eight zero two two nine seven nine four three.
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The most effective solution for dealing with anxiety for me personally was waking up early. Iam not a morning person but once i tried this, i was surprised how good this made me feel. It helped me find peace and calm myself down. Having so much time in my hand I could do small things that made me happy and I felt a sense of accomplishment just by waking up early. I feel the most anxious during the night- so sleeping early really helped me tackle it to a great extent. Meditation was another thing I tried when my anxiety was at its peak. Trust me- for someone who thinks a lot, it is no joke to shut your mind down and focus on your breathing. I could concentrate for very few minutes in the beginning but my thoughts kept spiraling back. So listening to some meditation music while i meditate helped me increase concentration. It helped me analyse my recurring thoughts and gave me more clarity about them. Mostly during such times I don’t feel like interacting with anyone- thinking that nobody will really understand how i feel. It’s great if you can talk it out and rant everything going on in your mind to someone who cares to listen. Taking it all out really helps. If you’re someone who is not comfortable with addressing this with anyone, then you can try writing down all that is going on in your mind. Once you take it all out in any manner, you will feel relieved. If you feel like you are stuck between your thoughts and feel very helpless, just do SOMETHING. Take a walk, call up your friends and talk about something random, play with your pet - just do something to break that cycle that is going on in your head. Do anything that will distract you even for sometime. Take action without overthinking anything. Just go for it. Being positive and thinking right is almost impossible during such times. One of the main reasons i avoid talking to people during this time is because they may feel bad/ give some positive shit which is not what I want. You know yourself the best- try starting small and appreciating small wins. Having a motivational self-talk session/ looking in the mirror and giving yourself some positivity might help. Appreciate yourself for how far you have come and remind yourself about your strengths. Try to get a balance of the basic things that need to be right- Sleep, food, health and water level. Once you get these things in check it will show better results over time. Having any kind of physical activity or a workout routine will help you fight anxiety. Doing this releases endorphins which trigger a positive feeling in the body. It will also help you reduce stress, improve sleep and help in fighting with anxiety and depression. If all the above things do not help and you are still stuck with being anxious, then there is just one way out. Confrontation. Ask yourself what is troubling you and analyse your thoughts. Address it and not run away from it. You have to feel the anxiety, be curious about it and seek answers and find out what is really going on. There will always be an underlying message or something you’re trying to run away from and are too weak to confront that. No matter how much you run away from it, sooner or later you will have to face it. This is a long process and you need to be strong and have patience to tackle it. Lastly, know that YOU ARE NOT ALONE. This feeling is just temporary. Think of it as your body’s way to communicate something with you. We feel this only when we have lost perspective and when we are lacking inspiration. We have to just find ways to get out of the drama going on in our heads and gain perspective. Anxiety is something most of us go through at different levels. We are just too weak to talk about it. It is a part of being human- you are not alone.
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Do Yoga and meditation, Go for counselling session
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You need to take therapy session,  so you and your therapist rule out main reason or conflict about your anxiety and its onset. Proper information can help for better therapy session and stress management . Consult a clinical psychologist.
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It can be common to experience anxiety while performing tasks of responsibility. However, counseling can help in addressing your thoughts & feeling as well as relax yourself
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You can book your session with me to get help:- https://www.practo.com/mumbai/therapist/saachi-arora-psychologist
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Consult a psychologist
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Consult for CBT, Exposing therapy
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Mindfulness meditation Progressive muscles relaxation
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Consult with a counsellor, you will feel better.
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Although each person is different, and some people experience social anxiety, spending time with friends and family on a regular basis may help you manage your anxiety. Socialization can help relieve stress, encourage feelings of laughter and togetherness, and decrease loneliness
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Hi... Through mental training/ hypnosis your mind can be trained to remain calm in a given environment, for e.g., while performing surgery infront of colleagues, etc. But if this anxiety is more generic in nature and a part of your early life than you need to work upon it's root as well as its present triggers. Counselling/Psychotherapy can help you deal with it at a more cognitive level.
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Consult a Psychologist. Mental Training and Counselling is required.
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Mr. Gunjan Maithil Senior Psychologist Cell: nine six seven one three zero three one three four Website: https://gunjanmaithil.wixsite.com/therapy App: http://wix.to/fechb08?ref=cl
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Performance Anxiety can be resolved by a Counselling session. You Can seek a professional support to overcome this issue.. Consult a psychological Counselor..
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