general_tsos_chicken2 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I've used/use beta-blockers for solo performances/auditions. it does help. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickhaltsforlife Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I might want to look into that, as I look into bigger auditions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rd Glasgow BB Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Once you start moving on the field any stage fright you may have disappears... you have no time to think about anything else other than what happens next. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pr0riM9Ao8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piper Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I've always thought of it as "the first show jitters" meaning your first ever Drum Corps show. The first time I had to step on the feild I was more nervous than a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs, but the vets were acting like it was just another stroll in the park. After you jump off all the training kicks in and that's all you're focused on. When you get the first show under your belt the jitters go away.... well at least for me they did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRASSO Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 http://io9.com/5950544/the-neuroscience-of-stage-fright-++-and-how-to-cope-with-it Here's the part that got me... I'm guessing, percentage-wise, that this affects DCI performers as well. Do you know of any, or are you one? How do you deal with it? Mike There are performers in the pop culture world that give me stage fright to the point that I use better blockers too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wvu80 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 (edited) In your mind, just picture your audience naked... Edited October 11, 2012 by wvu80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnZ Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 don't know - `I don't think I'd try using a beta blocker for this...very risky, not what they are primarily intended for, and could have the exact opposite effect, among other unintended consequences. not saying physicians can't 'go off the board' and it hasn't/wouldn't work, but it would have to be closely supervised. not one of those drugs that you share with a buddy.... Intrigued, I'll have to go do some reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Boo Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 In your mind, just picture your audience naked... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
year1buick Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Well, they didn't do me a whole helluva lot of good today. (Or, more precisely, my patient.) I was trying to do an extraction on a patient who has been taking atenolol (for a heart condition) but after giving the first injection with an epinephrine (adrenaline) containing anesthetic (which is what we use 90 % of the time), they immediately complained of increased nervousness and a racing heart. Naturally, their vitals were up as well. (Not dangerously, thank goodness.) Ended up having to postpone the procedure, though. (When you numb for upper 3rd or 2nd molars, you have to deposit near an area that has a pretty dense vascular bed. Even using an aspirating syringe [see my sig], you can still sometimes end up with a small amount infiltrating surrounding veins. Just happens...) I'm not sure why the article says it's effect is "largely unknown." The term "beta blocker" refers to a subtype of receptor for epinephrine. The "fight or flight" hormone. Anyways, like John said, I wouldn't be cavalier about taking meds that, among other things, affect heart function, just for the sake of improving a performance. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rd Glasgow BB Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 That's given me a fright, I just need to find a stage now..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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