Are you scared of giving a speech in front of an audience? Does the prospect of performing or even addressing a crowd cause your knees to shake? Perhaps the most common phobia among humans, stage fright, can be mighty embarrassing. Especially when you have to address the crowd at your best friend’s wedding or present a slideshow to your seniors at office, things don’t appear that easy. So, how do you overcome this particular fear?
That is what you will get to know when you read this post! So go ahead and make the stage your best friend!
Avena sativa or oatstraw is a herb that helps ease the symptoms of stage fright. It helps relax the nervous system and it can regularly be used. Add a little oatstraw to tea for the best effect. Boil some water and add two teaspoons of dried oatstraw to the cup. (1)
Scullcap isn’t a headgear that I spelt wrong. It is a herb that acts like a sedative. It helps relax the nervous system and removes your inhibitions. It is a popular remedy for stage fright. Like oatstraw, it is most effective when added to tea. You can use the dried powder or a liquid extract of scullcap. Like most natural remedies, it does not have adverse effects.
Passion flower extract is often used in vitamin supplements to treat insomnia, anxiety and other conditions (2). Its natural sedative characteristics help relax the nervous system and make you calmer and more relaxed when you are on the stage. However, as with any other sedative, too much of passion flower extract can make you drowsy. Add not more than 25-30 drops of extract to juice or water for optimal effect.
Kava tea is a widespread cure for stage fright. There are many brands of kava tea that offer optimal amounts of kava leaves and taste great as well, making Kava tea a popular remedy for stage fright. Having 1-2 cups of tea half an hour before your performance can help you achieve the best results.
Lavender doesn’t just smell good. It has other benefits, and one of them is reducing anxiety and treating stage fright. Its aroma has calming properties, and it can be used to make tea as well. It is one of the safest remedies for stage fright, having almost no side effects.
Yellow Jasmine or Gelsemium sempervirens is a featured homeopathic remedy that is usually used to treat stage fright. If you are one of those people who gets paralysed at the thought of public speaking, yellow jasmine is the answer to your fears. Take 2-3 200C pellets of Gelsenium along with water.
If you suffer from panic, nausea and wild thoughts, you should consider having 2-3 200C pellets of argentums nitricum to help ease your symptoms and combat stage fright (3).
Some Other Tips:
Stage fright is a phobia and herbs and homeopathic remedies can only go so far as help you ease some symptoms. Some other ways of overcoming fear feature self-confidence building exercises and meditation. Although, practising speeches by standing before the mirror has been found to be the best remedy for stage fright. Let’s list some other tips here:
Rehearse your performance or presentation in places where you will not be distracted or disturbed, and be relaxed and calm. You can consider meditation, yoga and breathing techniques to help calm your mind down.
Try to give up tobacco and alcohol, while reducing the amount of caffeine, sugar and trans-fat from your diet.
Rehearse your material thoroughly. Often the major reason for stage fright is when you don’t prepare well for your performance. Read your material out loud and get comfortable with your voice (4).
Now that you know how to cure stage fright naturally, let us know if you’ll give it a try. If you have been thinking about performing that awesome dance number at your friend’s wedding and you feel too conscious about it, try these natural remedies for stage fright today and blow everyone’s mind!
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