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Anxiety is undeniably becoming one of the most common problems that EFL students face, especially when it comes to communication-related activities. This reflective essay was written to discuss the perspectives of a language learner on why some of her classmates appear to be very anxious and reluctant to speak English, as well as possible solutions to mitigate the severity of the problem. The aim is for this point of view to prompt language teachers to recognize and appropriately treat anxiety cases. Keywords: challenges, EFL learners, communication