How Bad is Your Stage Fright?

Find out in less than 3 minutes!

Are nerves holding you back when you perform? You're not alone if they are—approximately 75% of individuals struggle with stage fright.

Recognizing the impact of this fear is a crucial step in taming it. To assist you on your journey, I've developed a free, informative 3-minute quiz that provides immediate feedback on your anxiety levels.

This is your first step toward breaking free from the grip of performance anxiety.

Click below to start your path to greater confidence and joy when performing.

—Dr. David Lee Fish, Ph.D.

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3-Minute Stage Fright Quiz

Discover the ways and extent stage fright is a genuine problem for you in 3 minutes or less!

NOTE: The word perform is used in this quiz to refer to all the situations in which you make music, act, dance, etc., in front of others. It could be for a formal audience, judges at an audition, other students in a class, and any other situation in which you "do your thing" in front of others.

Keep all of these possibilities in mind as you answer the following questions to reveal the full extent of your stage fright.

1 / 10

Stage fright provokes physical symptoms that affect how well I perform.

2 / 10

Stage fright keeps me from concentrating fully when I perform.

3 / 10

Stage fright makes performing unenjoyable.

4 / 10

Stage fright causes me to make mistakes when I perform.

5 / 10

Stage fright inhibits my motivation to perform.

6 / 10

Stage fright makes me avoid thinking about or preparing for upcoming performances.

7 / 10

Stage fright makes me pass up opportunities I would otherwise pursue.

8 / 10

Stage fright negatively affects my pursuit of professional, artistic, or educational goals.

9 / 10

I take beta-blockers or another prescribed medication to help me with my stage fright.

10 / 10

Stage fright leads to self-medication in the form of alcohol or another substance.

The average score is 44%