The discussion is on animal cruelty at sea world. If you don’t talk during the discussion you get a zero. We had two practice discussions and every time I thought about saying something my heart would pound like crazy, my whole body would shake, I felt nauseous, and I was light headed. I don’t know how I’m going to survive this.
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Good luck! I get really nervous speaking up in those types of class discussions as well. Maybe you can rehearse some sentences/talking points and then just say those, just to get your points?
If your teacher’s understanding, I recommend reaching out to inform them about your anxiety (tell them everything you said in this post). They might be willing to work with you (perhaps you could do an extra assignment instead). Otherwise, they might not know whether you’re not interested in trying in the class.