What do you do when your nervous?
By ayumitakashi
@ayumitakashi (4462)
United States
June 25, 2008 1:31pm CST
Well I have a lot of little things that I do when I get nervous or when I am stressed about something. I still have my ring from my eight grade graduation and I start turning it around on my finger. My feet also starts going up and down. And I also start bitting my lip and sometimes skin comes off. It might sound nasty but I can't help it. I do these things when I'm realy nervous or when I'm stressed about something or really concentrated on something.
What do you guys do?
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4 responses
@secretbear (19448)
• Philippines
16 Aug 08
hi ayumi-chan! 
you bite your lip until the skin comes off?? ouch! that hurts. i'm glad i don't have a habit like that. i don't have any notable habits when i'm nervous. when i'm nervous and talking, i give an uneasy laugh. when i attended a training on project proposal preparation, we had to present our project proposals at the end of the training. when it was my turn, i couldn't help but give a nervous chuckle once in a while making my presentation very informal. one of the audiences, my co-trainee, told me that i should eliminate that habit because its not good especially during presentations. i told him i couldn't help it because that's how i am when i'm nervous. and i had the liberty to chuckle every now and then because the presentation wasn't THAT formal anyway. but during very formal presentations, i don't chuckle nervously but i do get mental blocks once in a while. i would forget to say some points and at the end i'd be disappointed because the presentation didn't turn out the way i wanted it to be.
so anyway, another thing i do when i'm nervous is i talk. i talk a lot. stupid talk. and i sometimes stammer too. its very embarrassing but that's how i cope with nervousness. ^__^;;
you bite your lip until the skin comes off?? ouch! that hurts. i'm glad i don't have a habit like that. i don't have any notable habits when i'm nervous. when i'm nervous and talking, i give an uneasy laugh. when i attended a training on project proposal preparation, we had to present our project proposals at the end of the training. when it was my turn, i couldn't help but give a nervous chuckle once in a while making my presentation very informal. one of the audiences, my co-trainee, told me that i should eliminate that habit because its not good especially during presentations. i told him i couldn't help it because that's how i am when i'm nervous. and i had the liberty to chuckle every now and then because the presentation wasn't THAT formal anyway. but during very formal presentations, i don't chuckle nervously but i do get mental blocks once in a while. i would forget to say some points and at the end i'd be disappointed because the presentation didn't turn out the way i wanted it to be.
so anyway, another thing i do when i'm nervous is i talk. i talk a lot. stupid talk. and i sometimes stammer too. its very embarrassing but that's how i cope with nervousness. ^__^;;@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
16 Aug 08
LOL. I've seen people that laught like that and you can tell they are nervous. Mental blocks are bad! That is just the worst thing to happen during a presentation. There have been a few times when I would talk to a guy or something and it's like I have no idea what I'm talking about. I stammer a bit and then can't find the right words. But the thing about biting my lip it doesn't really hurt that much though.
@PearlGrace (3171)
• United States
26 Jun 08
I guess many of us have bad habits when ever we feel nervous. For me, I think I snack mindlessly when I feel edgy. Or, I might just perch on the sofa and stay on the computer for hours, rather than try to get chores done.
When I'm stressed out, I find it difficult to get my mind off of the subject that is troubling me. Usually, exercising--walking on the treadmill, taking a walk outdoors, or going for a swim helpsme get out some of that excess energy, so I can relax again.
PearlGrace
@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
26 Jun 08
Yeah I forgot to add that too. I'm also an emotional eater so when I get nervous I start snacking too. I have a treadmill and I love walking on it because like you said it takes away the stress. But it doesn't take away my energy, in fact when I walk I get more energized and I feel good.
@checapricorn (16060)
• United States
25 Jun 08
When I am nervous, I always feel like I want to pee then butterflies are flying in my stomach....I also find myself stamping my feet a lot and walking back and forth!
@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
25 Jun 08
Your like the other poster here. I only stomp my feet when I have to pee really badly and can't because there is already someone in the bathroom.
@littleone3 (2063)
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25 Jun 08
When i am nervous i find that i am constanly up and down the stairs to the toilet. Thats before i leave home always seem to have settled my nerves by the time i have got where i need to go.
@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
25 Jun 08
Oh wow that sucks. I don't see myself doing that. But it's good that you settle your nerves before leaving home.
