Waves of anxiety.

Q: THIS COULD BE A QUESTION FOR YOU OR FOR A COUNSELOR. I LOVE MY JOB BUT I HATE GETTING READY FOR A SHOOT. I GET WAVES OF ANXIETY SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE ANY SHOOT. ONCE I AM SHOOTING I FEEL FINE. I HAVE FELT THIS WAY FOR YEARS. AM I SILLY IN THE HEAD? HAVE YOU EVER HAD THIS HAPPEN TO YOU? I DON’T KNOW IF I SHOULD EMBRACE IT OR GET SOME HELP FOR IT. I WILL BE HONEST AND SAY THAT SOME DAYS I SECRETLY WISH THE CLIENT WOULD RESCHEDULE ON ME TO SAVE ME FROM THESE FEELINGS.

A: If you find a counselor who can help you with this please forward their number to me because I need to schedule a few sessions with them. :)

I deal with pre-shoot anxiety on every shoot. No matter how cut and dry the assignment may be, I get nervous. I pace the ...

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