I mentioned in one of my articles that I can write a whole article on the causes of fear in SSB, so here I am with it. It is natural to be a little worried before something which holds a great importance in your life. But this worry, this fear can really cut away your chances to get through. I have observed many reasons for it, listing down them all. Some might appear funny, but they actually happen. You are free to comment any other reason you have felt. The aim of this article is to eliminate these fears.
- Once you wait for the SSB people to pick you up, you see variety of candidates around you. You feel that almost all are more talented than you. This is a clear case of under confidence. You are under pressure at that time, so obviously you’ll feel nervous. Everybody has talent. Even you. You are the best!
- After the psychological testing, everybody talks about the fancy stories they made, the awesome sentences they wrote. On comparing you find that yours were just too mainstream, or very normal. Now, are you a psychologist? Do you know on what basis a psychologist corrects your paper? I bet nobody knows, we can just have assumptions. SSB is not the time for assumptions. Instead of thinking about the previous task, think about the one coming next, you have just five days in your hand, and SSB is not about a single task.
- Just before the interview, you see other candidates coming out, narrating their experience. Trust me this is the worst thing you do, asking people about their interview. Did you fill the same information as them in PIQ? Do you both have the same background? How can the interview be same for the two of you? Never listen to other people before interview; it’ll make you nervous pointlessly.
- You get worried when you hear that other had an amazing, pleasant interview and you were smashed, left right and center. Just like I mentioned that interviews will be different, and a pleasant interview never means success.
- You see that smart chap directing others in the PGT. You want to do something but don’t know how. You need to come forward at that time, if you do not have any idea follow the lead, do the work, tie knots, place the plank, climb up and go ahead.
- Nobody called you in the command task. That is bad, you should have worked on that earlier, but now you can’t do anything about it. Make sure before the task that you have atleast one “friend” who’ll call you (very mean I know!).
- In the GD you couldn’t speak much or are trying but not being able to speak. Wait for a pause and then give your relevant point firmly.
- You just did two-three obstacles in the Individual Obstacle. You have scored less let me tell you, but they are looking for officers, not monkeys. IO’s are a good way of scoring. But if you can’t do them it’s okay, the point is the attitude (the never say die attitude) with which you do them. Concentrate on other tasks.
- Some had long conferences. Yours lasted for only few seconds. Congrats chances are you are not a border liner and you got through. But there are chances that you didn’t make it. Hard luck, you don’t have an option except for trying next time.
- They monitor you only in your testing, not in your room or the mess. Of course you are expected to maintain the decorum but your section doesn’t depend on how you live in the room or how you eat at the mess. And yes its more than okay to go for medicine in case of trouble, they never cut your marks for that (people think that way, seriously!).
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