Public speaking has been one of the most disabling symptoms of my POIS
Throughout school and early professional life, I’ve struggled massively with oral presentations (anxiety, brain fog, losing my words mid-sentence, even when I know the subject inside out)
I could have the content perfectly memorized and still completely fall apart the moment I had to speak. It genuinely held me back in ways I’m still dealing with.
The worst part? The shame of having people watch you freeze up and thinking you’re just weak and nervous for no reason.
I’ve seen people who were bad at public speaking but I’ve honestly never encountered anyone as consistently bad at it as I was. Not once!
Wondering if anyone else with POIS experiences this, and whether it’s connected to the nervous system dysregulation side of things rather than just anxiety.