How to Overcome Test Anxiety?

How do I overcome test anxiety and do well on exams?

Anxiety Question:

How do I overcome test anxiety and do well on exams?

Each time I enter a test, I feel ultra confident, and hours before the exam I can do any problem in the book. And when I sit down to take the test, my mind goes blank and I damn near have a panic attack.

This makes it very difficult to do well on tests, regardless of how well I know the material. Do you have any suggestions?

Anxiety Answer:

Test anxiety is also called performance anxiety.

I strongly suggest that you take a course in dealing with performance anxiety from your theater department or music department.

Your university probably offers one. If it does not, go to a psychiatrist for therapy. It is a very real problem for a lot of people.

What you learn to do in such therapy or classes is how to redirect your nervous energy into a focused thought/performance process.

It does take practice to learn, but it also helps to overcome test anxiety and performance anxiety.

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