I'm just posting this to see if anyone can relate and if anyone has any tips to get over this crippling fear of job interviews that I have. I'm currently in therapy for this issue.

Yesterday, I had an interview for a position in a class that I was really interested in. I am really wanting to change my career path and this was a really amazing opportunity for me. Everything was going pretty well until the panel asked me: "what was a time that you felt defeated and how did you overcome?". I started to feel very emotional (almost cried and had to take deep breaths) while answering this question and it made me feel so embarrassed. The interviewers were really nice about it, but I felt like I did not bounce back well from it and ended up bombing the rest of the interview. I am almost certain I will not make it into the next round of interviews. I have been very upset, crying a lot, and have been beating myself up about the past couple of days... 

I get very, very nervous about interviews. It seems like this only happens to me when I'm interviewing for something that I actually REALLY REALLY want, which makes it especially frustrating. If I don't particularly care if I get the job or not (ie: not my dream job or a temporary position), I feel calm and confident and usually end up doing well. 

I usually do some deep breathing exercises, use coping statements, but it feels like nothing helps. Has anyone else been dealing with this? Has anyone overcome this? If you've dealt with this before, what has helped you calm down?? I'm at my wits end