There are numerous reasons and they have changed over time. It started as something fun to as a kid.Then it became an easy way to maintain cardio and fitness to allow me to do other sports. I say easy in the sense I just needed some trainers and to head outside. Then it became useful …
Tag Archives: Anxiety
Turning fear into excitement
You hear of athletes who talk about turning nerves into energy and excitement.“I found that reappraising anxiety as excitement is more effective than trying to calm down.” a US study of pre-performance anxiety, researcher Alison Wood Brooks.You see them at the start line of a running track or a game, usually focusing on what needs to happen …
Conversation Anxiety
Conversation Anxiety,’ Not Fear of Public Speaking, Is the True number 1 Phobia “I don’t have anything to say” and “I don’t know what to say.”SOURCE Jonathan Berent Anticipation and fear of a conversation is generally worse than the actual conversation.Is what I try and tell myself however I rarely listen. For me the anticipation …
Anxiety and exercise
I need exercise to function, it allows me to switch off the negative thoughts and focus on the present. My anxiety is mainly driven around the “what if” and the details of any event. I struggle to see the big, wonderful picture and positive moments. Instead I struggle with the details and the fear of …
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