if the Inner Critic had a recipe for anticipatory anxiety, this would be it: 1. Try to think of a social situation that did not go well, where you felt uncomfortable or others formed an unfavorable impression of you. 2. Try to imagine how you appeared in that situation. How do you think you looked to others? 3. Now try to imagine how you will appear during the speech you are about to give. How will you appear to others? What will they see? 4. Try to analyze in as much detail as possible what could go wrong while you are giving the speech. 5. Try to anticipate the worst thing that could
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