Author: Buster
Date: 2012-01-01 20:51
With respect to all,
---Given that a panicked mind is not a rational mind, some of the protocols suggested above may, or may, not work for all. The state of mind invoked in performance can be totally non-reliant on any previous physical preparation; playing for friends not withstanding.
Once that panicked state is elicited, no simple rationale will easily break the barrier as well-intentioned as they may be: telling one to embrace their panic can be a death sentence. A panicked mind is not a rational mind.
The "panicked" state can even be present for a great period of time before any given performance (even unbeknownst to the sufferer); the physical manifestations are simply activated at the time of performance.
---Perhaps instead of suggesting well-intentioned "witch-doctor" remedies, or jumping completely to a drug-reliant solution, we should simply guide any reader to actual literature that can aid them.
The Inner Game.... books are interesting, as is A Soprano on Her Head, but they are woefully lacking in many ways: they do little to aid one actually suffering from true performance anxiety.
Anything offering a "Zen" approach should be viewed with a questioning mind. "Zen" is not a mind-set, it is a sect of Buddhism that is a quite well-defined, codified, way of life. Works invoking a "Zen mind-set" may aid those whom are unable to call up what they have practiced, reliably, in performance. But make no mistake, they do little to help one suffering from actual anxiety; or anti-"Relaxation" per the title of the thread.
---the Relaxation Response, Benson M.D. is an apt introduction to a medically supported approach; and though now a bit dated (some 25 years old), has been supported and accepted by the medical community. The book deals primarily with blood-pressure control, but the results affected are further reaching than simply that realm.
Again, the work is merely an introduction to a path that each may discover, but can serve as an open door to truly supported approaches.
I am not a medical professional, nor do I suffer from any performance anxiety symptoms. I have seen friends that did suffer, both anxiety and well-intentioned "suggestions" by outsiders.
I would respectfully ask that we proffer more supported suggestions, or simply refrain. This is a sensitive subject for many that is flippantly viewed by others.
Given all of that, I am not comfortable offering any more from my limited view-point of any readers actual state.
-Jason
Post Edited (2012-01-01 20:56)
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