I am preparing to take my drivers test and my anxiety level has been so high i feel shaky, anxious, nauseous. how do l calm all these crazy feelings on the big day. ?

Drop thought: Your anxiety is caused by your catastrophic thoughts that you'll fail, be embarrassed, etc. You can challenge and drop those thoughts and replace them with more helpful thoughts. Also try energy tapping and deep breathing to relieve the anxiety.

Build confidence: In addition to challenging thoughts build confidence by rehearsal of different parts of the test, including the written test (make flashcards) and driving scenarios - enlist different people to ride with you. Consider including simple breathing skills into your rehearsal activities (before/during tests) use this skill to focus your attention to the goal. Finally test at your pace. Good luck!

CBT: Seek a cognitive-behavioral therapist who specializes in phobias. One method they use is systematic desensitization which slowly and incrementally brings the person closer and closer to the thing they are afraid of in slow, graduated steps that help make the anxiety more tolerable.

Visualization can: be a powerful tool. Use your various senses to create the experience in your mind-body. Start small and build up to the actual test. Baby steps are good. If you have time you can see a clinical psychologist for anxiety management or systematic desensitization. Peace and good health.

Specific anxiety: Find a good description of 'deep breathing' from Internet, but also consider taking something with you that you find soothing. It could be a special small gift or article of clothing, something that you associate with good feelings and confidence. I make pocket reminder cards for many of my patients, personalized, such as 'I can do this' and they put them in their wallet, where they will see them

Try over-rehearsing.: Find your favorite, supportive adult and practice taking mock tests for hours on end--to the point where you get bored and want to stop. Same with taking practice written tests, which you can get past tests for your State on-line. When you are sick of taking practice driving and written tests, you'll be ready to do the real thing, both physically and psychologically. This is a rite of passa