This common problem has probably lost more people more opportunities (and thus more money) than any other psychological problem. The problem begins as a straightforward example of Anxiety, before an Interview. As a result, the sufferer does badly at interview, and does not get the job.

The next time (s)he is attending an interview, the same stress state returns. This may be because of conscious thinking ("I hope I don't get anxious like the last time") which leads to remembering that previous event. Alternatively, there may be no conscious thinking involved, but the highly stressed state may still return, through the same process which causes (for example) a piece of music from our teenage years to bring back strong feelings, which we may or may not be able to identify.

Straightforward stress management is usually ineffective in these cases, because the individual is already able to deal with stress well is other situations. However, having learned the profoundly deep relaxation techniques of self-hypnosis, there are a number of psychotherapy techniques which can enable a person to associate the states of mind which are needed with the interview situation - so that they happen automatically, without conscious thought, when they are required.

On occasions, of course, Interview Nerves may be the result of other psychological mechanisms dealt with here. Normally, the structure of the problem is straightforward, however, and it responds well to treatment.

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