Comments on: Butterflies in my stomach

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 04:57:11 +0000

Thank for adding your voice to this post. It is interesting how this nervousness shows up in each of us. Welcome to my blog and all the best is wished for you.

By: karen

karen — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 20:18:03 +0000

i get butterflies regulary when i am watching tv when i am busy i dont get or dont notice them i suffer with depression and they are part of my symptoms hope this helps someone

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:48:13 +0000

Welcome: Glad you are checking in.

By: Carroll B. Merriman

Carroll B. Merriman — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 09:22:33 +0000

great post here as always wroth checking like usual when i come here

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:53:35 +0000

Thanks Pat, those are also good examples and I’m glad you offered some different ways to approach it.

I agree with you about TV taping too, I hadn’t thought of that one for this post. I too, when I have been in that situation, concentrate on the interviewer; keenly interested on the questions and thoughts. Let everyone else do their job around the set.

Butterflies can teach us many things about ourselves and in that I think they deserve their place. Like anything though if it is debilitating, it needs to be addressed. Life is full of awkward moments, mistimed steps and words that are misconstrude.

I will share my worst butterfly moments… when I’m about to sing. I sang for years in public but one day I made a mistake on stage and since then when I am about to sing the nervousness goes nuts. All of the symptoms come back, terrified my voice barely does what I want it to do. Butterflies aren’t even the half of it. Sad really, something I will have to work on, practise what I preach. Maybe one day I will blog about it further.

Thanks Pat for your comment.