5️⃣ Ask yourself: “What if nothing is wrong with my English — only with the pressure I carry?” That’s enough for today. Awareness is the first moment where your real voice begins to come back. My answer: this is very in line with what I would like to say.

Mini-Exercise: “When Pressure Steals Your English” 2–3 minutes • gentle awareness practice 1️⃣ Recall a moment when English felt harder than it should have. A meeting, an interview, a conversation — any moment where your mind. suddenly tightened. My answer: As not a native English speaker, ( I am a Chinese), I think you are right at this point: When Pressure Steals My English is at any moment where my mind suddenly tightened. 2️⃣ Notice what changed inside you first. Your breath? Your chest? Your thoughts speeding up? Your voice shrinking? Just observe without judging. My answer: The more my thoughts speed up, the more my pressure increases, because the speed of thought never catch up with that of pressure, the latter happens instantaneously. 3️⃣ Complete this quiet sentence in your mind: “The pressure rises when I fear that…” Don’t edit it. Don’t fix it. Let the truth finish itself. My answer: The pressure rises when I fear that I am not before my English teacher or in face of English dictionary or at my home but at the serious moment or the place where serious topic ,serious problems must be worked out just by immediately speaking without having enough time to ponder, which is difficult for native speakers to deal with , let alone for non native speaker. The nub is the issue of time, if there is such situation as now when I write in English by writing, reading, and checking at the same time and correcting mistakes immediately if finding any …I will never be afraid of pressure stealing my English. 4️⃣ Take one slow breath and allow your shoulders to drop. This soft release helps your voice return. My answer: Such procedures as you just offer , I guess , do not play a good part in protagonist to cater for the real challenge. providing a smooth steady … 5️⃣ Ask yourself: “What if nothing is wrong with my English — only with the pressure I carry?” That’s enough for today. Awareness is the first moment where your real voice begins to come back.