I get so nervous that I perform badly. Is there anything you can do to help me?

Yes. Sometimes people call performance nerves "stage fright", sometimes "nerves", but whatever you call it, performance anxiety can be successfully treated. Research into treatment of performance anxiety is quite extensive and there are a number of viable treatment options with strong scientific backing. Careful selection of the right treatment is important, however. Some treatments are considerably more effective than others. And some treatments are better suited to certain situations and symptom patterns. One of the factors that influences choice of treatment is whether a person is experiencing mostly physical or mental/psychological symptoms of performance anxiety. Treating performance anxiety successfully is not a one-size-fits-all approach, but an intelligent process in which the right program is put together based on the needs of a particular individual.