I don't know if any of you can relate to this, but some times when I'm put on the spot I get intensly nervous to the point where I get hot, red, shaky, my voice gets higher and I stutter. Other times I get this overwhelming urge to laugh!
Now I'm a very confident, outgoing guy and there's no logical cause I can pinpoint. It's just an uncontrollable reaction to intense situations like public speaking, interviews, asking a girl out, being accused of something, funerals, receiving bad news (even just bad exam results) or generally tense discussions.
Recently my friend put me on the spot and asked me if I was involved with my girlfriend's best friend. Well, he had good reason to suspect that and all of a sudden I felt really tense and was overwhelmed with this nervous reaction. He even asked me if I was ok and I made up some excuse about having a headache. It's not like I even had a problem telling my friend the truth, it was merely the fact that I was on the spot. We spoke about it later outside (where it was dark) and I had no problem telling him everything without a hint of nervousness.
I know a lot of people here believe in the "face things head on" approach, but I actually do face these situations regularly and 95% of the time it's not even an issue. Yet there's that 5% where this nervous reaction comes from nowhere and catches me offguard.
I'm just wondering if anyone can relate to this and give me some indications why it happens. I have wondered if it's related to my diet as I've found myself getting a little sensitive when I'm cutting.
Now I'm a very confident, outgoing guy and there's no logical cause I can pinpoint. It's just an uncontrollable reaction to intense situations like public speaking, interviews, asking a girl out, being accused of something, funerals, receiving bad news (even just bad exam results) or generally tense discussions.
Recently my friend put me on the spot and asked me if I was involved with my girlfriend's best friend. Well, he had good reason to suspect that and all of a sudden I felt really tense and was overwhelmed with this nervous reaction. He even asked me if I was ok and I made up some excuse about having a headache. It's not like I even had a problem telling my friend the truth, it was merely the fact that I was on the spot. We spoke about it later outside (where it was dark) and I had no problem telling him everything without a hint of nervousness.
I know a lot of people here believe in the "face things head on" approach, but I actually do face these situations regularly and 95% of the time it's not even an issue. Yet there's that 5% where this nervous reaction comes from nowhere and catches me offguard.
I'm just wondering if anyone can relate to this and give me some indications why it happens. I have wondered if it's related to my diet as I've found myself getting a little sensitive when I'm cutting.