Do other people really notice your mistakes as much as you think?
Nobody noticed your slip-up as much as you did - they're starring in their own show.
People overestimate how much others notice and remember their appearance, blunders, and emotional states. In Gilovich's studies, participants wearing an embarrassing T-shirt thought far more observers noticed than actually did.
You obsess over a stumble in your talk that almost no one in the audience remembers an hour later.
The spotlight you feel on you is mostly in your own head - others are too busy in their own spotlight.
Self-consciousness shrinks once you realize others aren't watching - take the risk, ask the question.
Your spotlight is mostly in your own head.
Learn the idea and practice English at the same time.