Helping those with a fear of public speaking or social phobia.

I'm glad I found this sight. I have spent many hours of worrying about my irrational fear of speaking in front of other people. I believe it all stems from when I was 12 yrs old and was "Mary" in the Christmas nativity play. I was completely overwhelmed by stage fright and completely forgot my lines. I had another experience playing the piano in front of an audience and completely freaking out and forgeting how to play!!!!

I am 30 now and am always worried about speaking in front of others. I thought it was a completely irrational fear until I found this website and it seems many others suffer from this anxiety.
I have recently started a job in sales and marketing and have found that I often need to speak to audiences and give presentations. This really freaks me out and my heart pounds so much beforehand. This fear reallyn over takes my life and I find that I am continually worried about it!!! If I don't do something soon, I fear that it will really damage my relationship as I can't remember the last time I felt freee of this constant anxiety. I feel that my life would be so FREE if I didn't have this worry.

I have recently forced myself to join toastmasters. Do you think this will help me overcome my fear?

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