What makes you feel nervous?

Driving somewhere new does it for me, I have a small car, quite old but regularly serviced, but if something happens at 60 mph you’ve had it (and if you do less on certain roads you become a nuisance to others). I take a ‘scenic’ route wherever possible.

DD or DiLs going for baby scans, I'm so aware that things might not be perfect, awaiting the result of one now and fairly terrified.

I hope it went well.

Okay - I'm off to the crematorium now, sweaty palms, butterflies in tummy, dry mouth and all.

I do not get nervous now, having stared death in the face nothing much can worry me.

Driving on a motorway or some dual carriage ways. If I am invited somewhere or have an appointment my first thought is the driving route and the day before I cannot sleep. This has been for the last 5 years.

What makes me nervous? hospital appointments for my husband to see his Consultant always brings me out in a sweat.

I'm sure you'll be fine - as you knew the deceased personally this will make your service very special to her family.

It's driving that makes me nervous these days as I do it so rarely - that and the fact that I've now got a much smaller car and engine so don't feel quite so confident in it any more. I have to go to London next week for work by train and plane and must admit I'm a little nervous of that - even though I've travelled on my own quite a bit it's been some time since I last did it. Also meeting new people there which is always a bit scary!

I think you're right about the context kitty. Weddings and baptisms are such happy occasions that I'm sure a bit of humour will override any slip ups, also I do many more of those than I do funerals; the last funeral I took was an internment two years ago. This is being held at a crematorium that I've visited often, but never officiated at before. The daughter sent me a lovely reassuring email a couple of days ago, so I sense she understands how much it matters to me to get it right.

Long journeys - I hate everything about it! Why do I go on holiday?

I worked for a brain injury team and the worst case scenarios are engraved on my memory.

You are understandably nervous about officiating at a funeral GA ( who wouldn't be?) Good luck with it, hope it goes well.
Had to chair a meeting recently at very short notice ( not huge about 30 people) and it was fine, but was nervous just before doing it.It was more the short notice than anything else, as ifI am prepared, then no problem.
Long drives to unknown places, especially if dark make me nervous, but thankfully don’t happen often.
Giving bad news to somebody also makes me nervous ( of their reaction I guess.)

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I gave a friend who is a celebrant and she also worries about funerals. I suppose because everyone else is nervous and it really matters whereas mistakes are part of the fun for other celebrations.

I'm sure it will all be fine GA but going to funerals makes me nervous even if I have no attachment to the deceased.

Housing officer’s house inspections, my bungalow is clean but my tummy churns when she goes into my bedroom , one’s bedroom is so private .

I'm similar to you, ninathenanna. It's driving to somewhere new, especially if there's an appointment involved, that keeps me awake!

I do hope the service runs smoothly for you grannyactivist

I am always nervous when a client with a red flagged risk assessment arrives for a meeting which I know will upset them. The mask stays in place, and logically I know the panic alarm is in reach and other staff are nearby, but there is always a sweaty palm sensation.
Silly really, as the safeguards are always in place and when incidents have occurred they have never been in those controlled meeting situations.

I'm sure you will conduct the service with dignity and sensitivity ga but I can see why you are nervous.
I don't do anything that keeps me awake or gives me sweaty palms but I do get nervous of driving long journeys. Not sure why as with SatNav it's hard to get lost maybe it's fear of all those idiots on the road.

I often represent clients in tribunals and occasionally county court.I get extremely nervous every time despite having done this for nearly 20 years!
I am generally ok with public speaking which I also have to do fairly often! but I do get anxious if I am delivering training?