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Thank you for sharing you experience, Charles Link. Could you tell me more about the firm and the job you performed? Was it pure programming or projects related for instance to physics, biology or other scientific fields?

Thanks everyone for all the new answers. To answer Dale first, of course I am not trying to earn a maximum money as my main purpose, but it is a concern for anyone. The thing is that a regular job after a master is on average better paid than a PhD but that's not always the case, and I have...

Dale, thank you for your message, but I think I am too tired to follow you reasoning now. So I am going to sleep and answer tomorrow.

I cannot answer your question without telling all my life since my childhood, and it would take a lot of time. To give you a short answer, all my failures are what blocks me. Anytime I am supposed to have a new presentation, I cannot do otherwise but to remember all my failures and I start...

For me, it is relevant, the sacrifices did not involve only me but also were made by my family. And, by the way, I had also a phobia to take the plane, but I finally was able to do it, although I still feel uncomfortable in a plane. So I don't know if I would encourage this hypothetical person...

I hear what you are saying symbolipoint, and on the few presentations I have made, I tried to construct something logical and to follow a clear organization. But that is still a step ahead of my problem, which is that I cannot "stop worrying so much about having a fear of public speaking". In...

Yes, Choppy, I am very aware of that now. In my master class, there was a huge amount of oral examinations but as I said, I did not have to do them due to my medical condition. So now I have years of training to catch up with. My problem was there since middle school, maybe elementary school...

Yes my purpose is to avoid the drugs in the end, learn methods to reduce the stress, train, and feel more confident. I will do more than just talking with the psychiatrist... Thank you for your help. It is much appreciated. I will be waiting to see if other people come up with other ideas...

Sure, I am already seeing a psychiatrist and we are talking about possible solutions, different methods to tackle this problem. But you don't have results fast with this kind of phobias, it is in the long run. So I am looking for a solution to go on with my life before solving the problem. Or I...

Thank you for your answer, I see what you mean, and this is for sure important in attenuating the stress and make a good performance. But I am really talking of a psychological/psychiatric problem, a phobia. In my master studies I had to see a psychiatrist to cancel my oral examinations because...

Hello, First, I did not find anywhere else on the internet to talk about my problem, so I hope this discussion is not off-topic here. I want to start a PhD in physics soon but I have a phobia of public speaking. Even before being enrolled I am asked to make presentations (like giving an oral...