I play drum in a rock band. So, I was playing drum solo when something strange happened to me. It was my first time performing live and all the attention was on me. I felt something will go wrong. And it did, something actually went wrong.
While I was playing, I was so focused on playing that suddenly I blacked out. I felt so much pressure on me at that moment, so much eyes looking at me waiting for me to fail. At that time negative thoughts evaded my mind and it effected my body for a short period of time. It was like suddenly forgetting what is known to you. So, I stopped playing and everyone stared at me. They were like what is this guy doing?, why is he not playing anymore?, why did he stopped?.
My situation was like a brain freeze. I couldn't remember how to play. It happened for a moment and then all came back to me. I remembered how to play. I thought how is this possible to forget what you know best, what you practiced for years, what you studied for days and nights. This is my whole life. How could I forget playing? is this early signs of dementia?
I never knew the reason why it happened. I just realized these things can happen.