How to overcome tournament anxiety

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ikarus2013

3 days ago

I don't even know whether to call this tournament anxiety.

Every time I go to a tournament, it's like my brain turns off, and I feel paranoid about every move I make. At this point, I'm at 1225 USCF and i've peaked at 2120 rapid on chess.com, all my friends who are the same rapid rating are 1500-1600 USCF already.

How can I fix this? I've blown easy wins and draws against people of all ratings, one time against a 1900. Please help.