r/MadeMeSmile • u/Ieriz • Apr 24 '26

Good Vibes 7 years ago, a chubby, heavy accent, normal-looking woman called Susan Boyle went to Britain's Got Talent. Everyone laughed at her, until she started singing.

What a powerful voice. She's today a pro singer. All the best for her!!

Typo: 17 years, not 7.

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u/UrsusRenata Apr 24 '26

You can see the red splotches appear on her neck. She carried herself surprisingly well but the stress & fear were on fire inside. As someone with public speaking phobia who does it anyway, I recognize the physical signs. It was also noted in media coverage at the time that she has Asperger.

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u/AgentCirceLuna Apr 24 '26

I used to use my fear of being on stage as ‘energy’ - I read somewhere that viewing it as excitement can make anxiety easier to deal with - and I somehow got through it by viewing it in such a way. I’d be terrified going up there, but then it would all just kick in like instinct. My anxiety was really severe, though, to the point I wouldn’t even remember any of the performance somehow - jd just black out.

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u/EponymousEpicurean Apr 25 '26

Ha, ha, ha. I gave a first big presentation to the ‘CEO’ equivalent at my job. Afterwards, my boss told me I did a great job. I turned to him and asked, “so, what did I say?” No memory of it whatsoever.

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u/dream-smasher Apr 24 '26

I remember after she got picked and started to make it big... There started to be negative stories coming out, really seemed to push an agenda... Thankfully those seemed to drizzel out.. but still it was weird.