Well, I used to avoid them in early HS years. I would sometimes stay off when I was to present. During my junior year, I became a little more relaxed. In a way, maybe I liked them because I recieved some attention. Everyone would listen intently when it was my turn- because they never heard me talk! I am okay at them, but get nervous. My voice is soo soft, though, so I have to work hard to be heard. People all knew that I was quiet in HS and respected it/was used to it. I would just focus on one person (usually the teacher) seated in the back of the room).
However, in college, where I knew no one in my class and they don't know about my extreme shyness.. I got a little afraid. I woke up one morning for my presentation and poured me some 99 bananas. All was fine. I went to present and it began to hit me. I was able to speak loudly and was confident of cours. Then, when it was over, I walked back to my aprtmnt. As I was leaving the building, I fell down the stairs and broke my roommate's glass bowl that I had brought fruit in (it was for the presentation). It was an embarrassing fall, but luckily no one saw me. If they did, I could have gotten in trouble if they knew I was drinking. On my walk back to the aptmnt, I noticed that I cu my hands on the glass. I got back, threw up on my bedroom floor and again in the bathroom.
I don't know why I drink.. I usually do okay in reports, but I was nervous about that one.
