I could never act. Everytime time I tried it, my body would tremble uncontrollably with fear and anxiety. Only good for plays set in extremely cold places.
I could never teach. I went to Teachers College after university (thinking I should do something practical with my English degree) and that's exactly what I was like, even in front of 10-year-olds who actually even wanted to learn. (There was NO reason to be nervous.) Only add vomiting to that, and you get the picture. (When I had to teach high school kids in practice teaching blocks, I thought I was gonna die of anxiety. Add the shits to the previous picture and you get the bigger picture. Pretty, I know.) Obviously, I never ended up teaching.
Public speaking of any kind freaks me the fuck out. I once had to get up on a stage to present a music award in front of 500 people (cuz, apparently, in Ottawa, I was considered a part of the scene or whatever -- also was part of a panel at a music showcase thingy...excrutiating!!!) and thought I was gonna die. Luckily I was drinking. When co-presenter dude went off script, so did I, and managed to make fun of him (and get laughs) in the process. But I wouldn't go back and re-live any second of that night.
I am very shy.
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