Talk:Stage fright

The Opposite of Stage Fright
Is there a scientific name for a condition which is the opposite of stage fright - when a person loves to perform on stage?--Amir E. Aharoni 15:46, 20 November 2005 (UTC)
 * Maybe glossomania? glosso means tongue, mania means excessively intense enthusiasm


 * What about histrionism?
 * http://www.answers.com/topic/histrionism —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 81.77.101.245 (talk) 12:03, 13 March 2007 (UTC).

Can it be Stage fearlessness ? Preethi154 (talk) 05:44, 20 August 2016 (UTC)

Poor Quality
Jugglers and mimes are the simplest examples of the difference in notions.

This sentence truly doesn't make any sense. Jugglers and mimes have nothing to do with stage fright. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.3.224.161 (talk) 20:49, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
 * Perhaps what that statement means, if a juggler or a mime gets nervous before a performance, it can't be considered a fear of public speaking since they don't even do any speaking. DanMat6288 (talk) 01:25, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

'Stage Fright' refers to a type of performance anxiety. Fear of public speaking is another subtype within the sphere of performance anxiety. Fear of taking exams, etc., are all different types of performance anxiety and don't apply within the scope of 'Stage Fright'.Corymichael780 (talk) 04:46, 12 February 2010 (UTC)


 * Maybe the title should be "Performance Anxiety" because that captures all forms of anxious behavior. One can still experience performance anxiety while on stage. Jazzrhythm (talk) 20:43, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

"Just imagine them in their underwear."
You hear the suggestion of imagining your audience in their underwear all the time for dealing with stage fright. But does that technique really work? DanMat6288 (talk) 01:25, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
 * It matters little; Wikipedia isn't about the truth, but what a critical mass of people think is the truth. 208.111.220.239 (talk) 02:19, 25 May 2009 (UTC)
 * Logic establishes that considering the audience members in their underwear is demeaning and does not help the speaker connect authentically; see this article in Forbes Magazine: https://www.forbes.com/sites/sabinanawaz/2018/05/22/public-speaking-youre-doing-it-wrong/?sh=44ad4440e0f8 CSTKing (talk) 20:44, 27 February 2024 (UTC)

Edits to Make
(For the English 1111 class) For the group editing the page, I want to know if we'll be including the definition of performance anxiety here, as that can apply to something such as test taking or sexual activity. Other things I thought we could look for include the bodily symptoms of stage fright, (and what goes on in the body that causes them,) what people to do deal with stage fright, (for example, beta blockers,) and effects from this- which are mentioned in the page's overview right now but I think they should be moved to a different category. I came up with a list of things for a table of contents, let me know what you think. -Overview (definition, general idea of what it is.) -Causes (various causes, such as anticipation, phobia...) -Effects/Symptoms (mental effects and bodily symptoms of stage fright) -Solutions (what people do to deal with it- therapy, beta blockers.....) -Who It Effects (different categories of people- actors, musicians, athletes, etc...) Maybe a small section on performance anxiety or a link to it showing that it's related?

Feather Quill&#39;89 (talk) 01:50, 1 April 2010 (UTC)

I think the table of contents looks good. Im glad you combined the effects and symptoms to make this area a little more clear. I think it should be fine to include the definition of performance anxiety. It will give the article a good base to start with. I think everything written above has a great starting point that we can add onto. We already have some of the information on our Stage Fright Edditing Group. Hanrat (talk) 02:44, 8 April 2010 (UTC)s

I added in the sub categories, and we now have our table of contents! I noticed you added in the effects- we need to get that citation in there. I'll try and get that done today. I think our problem right now is that we're still going off of one source for our changes; the other sources listed we either can't get to or aren't using. I'll also try and look up some ways that people use to get rid of stage fright and put them on the collaboration page before we finalize what goes on Wikipedia. Feather Quill&#39;89 (talk) 14:25, 8 April 2010 (UTC)

I used citations from three different sources, two were in solutions talking about beta blockers. I used another one in effects of stage fright. I can tie in another one into the beta blockers tomorrow since I will be busy with the rest of my night. So that will give us quotes from five different sources once I am done. Hanrat (talk) 21:43, 10 April 2010 (UTC)

I just swung by and realized that the sections I made for Symptoms and Effects are pretty much the same content, so I added in like one or two things from symptoms to effects because everything else was the same. We're looking good on our page, but I'm wondering if you think we should rewrite, update or maybe get rid of that old survey information on the Causes category. Feather Quill&#39;89 (talk)

Performance Anxiety
This article should be about 'performance anxiety' as a whole, stage fright is the most common form of performance anxiety, but it's not the only form. —Preceding unsigned comment added by DucoNihilum (talk • contribs) 06:47, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

"Stage fright" is a common name for a specific contextual form of "performance anxiety" which is itself considered to be a part of or a distinct subtype of "social anxiety disorder". That is supported by text in the DSM-5. Wikipedia has a solid article on Social anxiety disorder. This is not to suggest that this article be merged with that one as it's specific enough to warrant it's own article but when searching for "performance anxiety" the term appears in the suggestion list but points here. A quick analogy of that would be pointing the search phrase "rectangle" at the "square" article which would clearly be incorrect. The search term "performance anxiety" should instead point to the "Social anxiety disorder" article or an article named "performance anxiety" which should in turn contain a section on "stage fright". Lobwedge (talk) 02:14, 11 October 2014 (UTC)

XTC and the Doors
It's said Andy Patridge of the band XTC had to end his career because of it. So, there was no more live performance of them.

The singer Jim Morrison of The Doors is said to have been to anxious to look into the audience while he is performing live. After a while he sang by turning his back to the public and avoid looking at them. That was in the beginning of his career. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.75.185.120 (talk) 20:03, 27 June 2013 (UTC)

Non-sufferers
I believe it is relevant to this article that some famed performers have never suffered from stage fright and am thus reinstating a well-sourced example. Otherwise the article gives the impression that it's a huge problem for everyone. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 11:26, 2 April 2020 (UTC)

"Red light fever"
It seems the term "red light fever" specifically refers to the fright or nervousness that arises on the part of the performer when audio/video recording is being made. Should this term be mentioned somewhere? --Roland (talk) 05:14, 4 June 2020 (UTC)

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