What Do You Do When You Are Nervous?

Nervous feelings are normal when we are facing something new or challenging. Feeling nervous alerts our body's "get ready" signal. Instead of running from our nervous feelings, we want to learn how to face those feelings.

One way to help the feeling is to do the work needed to prepare yourself for the new challenge. This could be studying hard for a test, practicing hard as you get ready for a meet or knowing the pitfalls that could occur.

In the resources below, you'll learn about Standing Tall and Power Thoughts...and of course those four calm breaths help here too! You'll also see a resource for descriptive "nervous" words.

-What to do when you're nervous

-Stand strong

-Power Thoughts

*Thank you to the Michael Phelps Foundation for these resources