[dredmorbius]

If you're in your 20s and experiencing this, perhaps.

If you're in your 50s and it's still a constant problem, quite possibly not.

Again, people aren't infinitely malleable, and don't all fit in standard packages.

Even seasoned stage performers often face crippling anxiety before performances late in their careers. Others take their own lives, often at a young age. Dick Cavett is among those who've suffered crippling depression and taken extended leaves due to it.

[WalterBright]

Depression is a different problem from performance anxiety.

[dredmorbius]

I'd appreciate seeing your sources on that.

[WalterBright]

They're distinctly different emotions. You might as well ask me for a cite that being angry and being happy are different emotions.

[dredmorbius]

That's an assertion, not a source.

[WalterBright]

I think you're pulling my leg.

[dredmorbius]

I think you're wrong.

If you don't have a source, you can simply say so.

At this point, I'll simply presume as much and move on.