That used to be me. Whenever I knew I was going to have to speak in front of people (even sitting down) where attention was going to be drawn to me and all eyes upon me I would have a panic attack and flee the scene.
My recovery is a really long story, but the gist of it is that I had to learn to let go of what other people thought of me. I had to let go of the fear of being judged or looked at.
And honest to god, Toastmasters helped me learn to speak in front of people comfortably. Recently I started taking a class at our local college and we had to introduce ourselves to the class and say why we were taking the class and in the past that would have made me panic. But this time I was actually looking forward to it and had not one moment of panic whatsoever.
I tell you this so you know it's possible to overcome this.
(Spiritually speaking, work on your power chakra [3rd] and it will help).
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