| Being unable to present in front of a class in college, perhaps because you have stage fright, you are scared of the professor or you do not know the answer to the instructor's question, mirrors the same kind of anxiety you feel in real life. You could be approaching a deadline, whether it is a work-related task or something more personal, and you are still not ready to tackle it or mentally prepared for what is about to happen. It is also possible that you are stressing over things that could go wrong which would lead to failure and disappointment. |  |