The following questions are related to ‘Public Speaking’ at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist.
Q: I have a very big problem. I can’t sit in a group and have a normal conversation. If I start saying something, even something very normal, my facial expressions change, and my face turns red! And if someone says something about me, even something quite normal, then the same thing happens.
I can’t even share [...]
Q: I am a 15-year-old boy who came to the U.S. about 3 years ago. When I first came here, I was one of the students who participated the most. I would talk, share, and not care too much what anyone thought about me. However, when I started 9th grade, I was thrown into classes [...]
Q: I have a real dilemma. I have a big problem talking to people in my workplace or neighborhood. I feel very very shy and feel like what I might have to say would not interest them. I have left three jobs because I have felt stressed at work and didn’t talk to people at [...]
Q: I’m a 35-year-old man with a wife and two-year-old son, and my family and I have been living in a foreign country. I have been working for the same company for the past 11 years. My problem is that I have problems when speaking that I think will keep me from advancing to a [...]
Q: Can one fully overcome panic disorder? It seems to be a mixed answer, with different statistics and prognosis at every website or psychiatrist or psychologist or self help person I talk to.
Some statistics say 7/10 get cured, some say 1-4/10 get cured, some say all can be cured. It’s very hard for me, [...]
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