Have you ever panicked when the teacher placed the math test in front of you, because all of a sudden you are no longer sure of the information? If this has ever happened, you may have a condition called math anxiety. Math anxiety can be very hard to diagnose as students fall into a spectrum of just how badly the anxiety affects them.
Do you a phobia of math? You are not alone nor is the anxiety of math unusual.
Math anxiety is normal and hard to overcome.
Just because you have math anxiety doesn’t mean you are bad at math. Many students feel stressed and anxious around math, but still achieve good grades. The key to lowering stress while doing math is to temporarily separate yourself from the problems on the paper. Get the work done and save the worry for later.
Math anxiety affects people of all ages. It can lead to poor performance in math classes. And its impacts don’t end at graduation. Throughout life, this type of stress can stand in the way of mastering skills or projects in a host of areas that rely on computations.
Laura Lurns · Learning Success expert
Key takeaways
- Math causes anxiety and panic attack symptoms in students.
- The anxiety is sometimes over the actual numbers. However, that is not always the case.
- Math anxiety can start as early as first grade.
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