Hi everyone! Like the title says, I have to do a presentation at work but have a pretty intense fear of public speaking. 

The presentation is this week, and I have been extremely anxious ever since I found out about it last week. My mind is in constant self doubt and negative self talk. It’s draining. I’ve lost sleep and weight just worrying about the presentation. I. Can’t. Stop. 

Almost every presentation I have given was horrible. My mind goes numb, my voice shakes and cracks, my hands sweat and shake, my face turns red, etc. On top of being horrible at presenting, I’m also just horrible at speaking to people in general. I can never form a complete and intellectual sentence to someone I am uncomfortable taking to.  

I really want to tell my coworker I cannot present. Because no job is worth this much worry, right? I don’t know. Please help me Reddit gods figure out what to do. Thank you.