Colleene Answers Questions is a new series of videos intended to address both common and directly asked questions from viewers and those who frequent my Keeping the Piece Facebook page. Some questions may come from the comment sections on other videos. If you would like to ask me a question, please comment below or stop by the Facebook and post one there. Today's question comes from Connie B. here on Youtube. She says, "Hi Colleene, your videos are spot on. They are so helpful. I have a question. I dry fire every day for at least an hour. I also use lasers with targets, and that has been helpful with lining up my sights. You have helped my trigger control and my flinching and now I'm wondering if you can answer this question. When I am at home dry firing, I am cool, calm, and collected, but when I go to the range, I get an adrenaline rush that makes me shake. A LOT. I don't feel like I am scared and I know I don't have reason to be scared and yet I get the shakes. Is there anything I can do to stop this? THank you so much!" Often times shaking starts with fear and nervousness...but some people struggle with that shaking even after the obvious fears have subsided. This stress response can be related to things such as feelings of inadequacy at the range, or feeling out of place. I know that after I conquered my fear of guns through training and education, I began going to the range alone. A whole new 'shakiness' began because I felt completely out of my comfort zone going to that place....all by myself. I didn't know if the people behind the partitions on each side of me were being safe. I was afraid people in other lanes were judging my targets. I was the only woman who wasn't accompanied by a man. Truly, I just needed to get comfortable with being there, and that takes time and repeated exposure to the situation. If you've ever done any public speaking, this is very similar. I do a lot of speaking in front of groups of people. I also used to play music on stages in front of lots of people. It's a similar feeling physically. You shake internally, feel a little sick in your stomach, and even sometimes feel your arms and legs shaking...visibly! I know it's unnerving, but it goes away with time. I can now speak in front of people and play music on a stage without feeling that nervous feeling...but I've done it hundreds of times. :) It just gets easier and easier. One day, you'll think, "Hey, I don't feel shaky anymore. Yay!" :) There is no "stupid" question when it comes to guns, self defense, and concealed carry. Most of the time when a question is asked, there are others wondering about the same exact thing. So, why not let everyone benefit from the answers to your questions. That's what we'll strive to do in this series. I will only call the person by name if directly asked on YouTube, or if permission is given in email or via phone call/Facebook post. Otherwise, I will use a first name, or no name at all. Learning to shoot Learning to shoot a gun Learning to shoot a handgun learning to shoot a pistol how to shoot a gun shooting accurately teaching people to shoot handguns shooting safely and accurately shooting well how to shoot well how to hit the bullseye carrying concealed concealed carry female handgun teacher female handgun instructor Colleene Answers Questions Colleene in Kentucky Colleene in KY If you would like to submit a target for analysis or any other mail to be opened on "KTP Mail Call" videos, please send your correspondence to: Keeping the Piece 5555 Rockwell Road Winchester, KY 40391 All the music for my videos is royalty free and comes from this website: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/

• published: 25 Mar 2016
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