>be me >6th grade, really love singing >music teacher

holy fuck this actually sounds like some traumatic experience. i honestly can't think of a way to overcome this. does your throat tighten even when you're missing notes on purpose? like, just try singing really horribly for fun?

>>18666497
I always tryhard when singing, even when i'm doing it for fun. It doesn't do that when i sing horribly on purpose tho.

Go to karaoke bar, no one gives a shit how you sing there, you just have to be fun (unless you happen to be in japan where I hear they take karaoke real serious).

>>18666587
i don't have those in my city, plus i can as well sing karaoke at home.

>>18666595
>sing karaoke at home.

Clearly the point of that suggestion was to get you to sing in front of people without so much pressure, not the karaoke.

>>18666345
Hey homie. Same same. In 6th grade I was encouraged to do a solo in Band. I played the Star Wars theme, and didnt know how to hit the high note on my trumpet, and it sounded very weird. I could tell from everyone around me just wanted me to stop playing.

I suffered through band for a few years, and eventually put the trumpet down. I now feel like every other broken musician that has some sort of traumatic experience preventing him from getting over his stage freight.

godspeed anon you are not alone. I cant help you though so just like suck some dicks or down a bottle of gin

>>18666595
Then go to the next city.
>>18666599
Exactly

>>18666595
It's really not a thing in my country
>>18666599
I sometimes sing with friends

>>18666345
I know that might seem like a wild idea, but have you tried seeing a therapist?

The thing is to slowly expose yourself to problematic situations (cognitive behavioural therapy in its simplest form).

>>18666630
I talked to my therapist about it but in the end he didn't help me much with this issue.