Dylan has an oral presentation to give in front of the class. He is so shy that just the thought of all of those eyes looking at him makes his stomach turn and his hands get sweaty. Dylan really just wants to stay home that day so that he doesn’t have to do the presentation. In this situation, how could Dylan flip his stress response from ‘flight’ to ‘fight’?

A.
Tell himself, “Even if I’m nervous, I can get through this.”

B.
Remind himself, “My whole grade is riding on this assignment.”

C.
Honestly say, “This is hard, and I’ll probably bomb it.”

D.
Think to himself, “If I don’t think about it, it’s not there.”