coping with anxiety

A few nights before I was supposed to give a group presentation on a topic, I was informed that I would, in fact, be giving the presentation by myself.  I began feeling nervous and felt a sense of impending doom.  I imagined myself failing and making a fool of myself.  Every time I sat down to prepare, my heart raced, I began to sweat, and I even found myself trembling.  I had trouble concentrating, and the worry was ever present.  I didn’t find any relief when I tried to sleep, and found myself up all hours of the night.  I … More