I used to have math anxiety but I got over it. I got over it by reading about it on the internet, talking to one of my math teachers about it (he was a little surprised, I think, at my confession but was very supportive and helpful and later said that he thought math anxiety was common but not everyone would admit to having it); later I developed a sort of generalized anxiety that would come over me right before tests, particularly if there as a lag between entering the room and actually starting the test. This would become even worse if the teacher had many corrections to make to the test before we could even take it; and if the room was very very noisy, my anxiety level would shoot up, too. Again, I told the teacher the noise was upsetting and she very nicely addressed it in a couple of different ways. (hers was not the class that had the lousy mistake riddled tests). Timed tests never bothered me so much. I had the most anxiety in the classes that meant the most to me and/or that were the most difficult. Me before a test Me after a test