DBA anxiety/rant
Does anyone know how to combat this at all? Even a little? Every year I go here I dread the thought of having to do my DBA’s because of how anxious I get before them. I start shaking with cold sweat and at times I’ve nearly thrown up and had to ignore the call ringing because of it. There’s this deep dread that settles into my stomach and my brain turns off, then if I can’t answer their question immediately I start to cry. It feels so pathetic but I know I can’t just procrastinate on the DBA’s and keep delaying them. For this new class I’m in you have to do them on camera which I really don’t think I can do. I want to so badly, but I just know I’m going to freeze and start tearing up again. Or vomit.
I know all of this is probably rooted in much deeper issues regarding my own health but I just want to know if anyone else feels this badly about them and how they get over it. I would email my teachers about it, but what would they do to help? It also feels really embarrassing doing so, because would they actually care? I feel like they wouldn’t..