As a beginning teacher, I regularly had uncomfortable moments in class when I suddenly realised that everyone was listening to me.
I could command people’s attention in such moments, but was slightly overwhelmed by being the focus. I didn’t exactly panic. However, I did feel myself reel a little as a rush of energy caused a slight dizziness to the head, coupled with a sense of a sudden stuffiness in the room. It was like being caught in a traffic jam of my own making. The flow was gone.
All I could do was pull over to the side of the road for a moment and let the flow pick up again.