Performance Anxiety [Tips]
12 May 2022
“What if I mess up the first mix?”
“Can people see my hands trembling?”
“Why am I breathing so hard?”
If your mind races like this before a DJ set, it might help to remind yourself that you’re not alone. In fact, we might say the experience is common: by some estimates performance anxiety, in all its forms, occurs regularly for around one fifth of us. Anxious thoughts about your ability to perform and/or a focus on worst case scenarios are usually accompanied by symptoms such as sweating, heart palpitations and/or an increased heart rate, nausea and shaking. A strong urge to escape the situation is also common. Wasn’t DJing supposed to be fun?
