This kept happening and soon he began to fear he was (2) |incapable (CAPABLE) of performing and even considered giving up. After trying (3) |various (VARY) therapies, he decided that the only way to overcome . this irrational fear was to treat his stage fright in the same way as he treated a piece of music - as an interesting challenge. He had to retrain himself to think ina different way and not to put so much pressure on himself. 'I realised that getting impatient and being very (4) [critical | (CRITIC) of myself was counterproductive and | gave up aiming for (5) |perfection. (PERFECT).'