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Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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Anxiety At the gym

guitarman79
guitarman79

I have bad Anxiety When I'm at the gym Listeninh to my music.  I have read That workingout relieves the symtoms, Not  me.  Lately, it's been so bad I wanna suddenly stop my  workout  I see people confronting me,  I see people in my mind teesing me.


The worst Anxiety is when,  those people at the gym,  they start walkinong forward on the treadmill, then stsrt walking backward   I hate that, then You have the people listening to theire music, And playing air-drums (doesn't happen very often) Just irritates me.  


But, The worst is probably  when im listening to music.








arfie
arfie
Hello Guitarman. Welcome to the forum.

I am a devout believer in exercise to relieve symptoms. With my hyper-active metabolism, it is a public safety need. I get seriously psychotic when I don't get my physical workouts.

Gyms trigger the hell out of my social anxiety, though. I have never used treadmills, but I often run backwards on the track and I promise, your irritation with my running backwards hits me on psychotically personal levels. I already know I am a freak. Sorry you agree. Running away now. My use of gyms is far more exposure therapy for my social anxiety than physical workout in my own herstory.

Not sure if any of that applies to your case, or not, but. . .

Gentle support while you sort your own. Keep venting. Your answers are in there.
Breezy28
Breezy28
Sorry about your anxiety. We don’t have control over other people’s actions, but I know for me personally if I am having a hard moment I’ll focus on my breathing, make sure I take some deep breaths. That’s awesome you are working out and taking care of yourself-just remember that the other people in the gym are just trying to do the same thing. As long as you are polite and respectful then I’m sure nobody is judging you. You may be inspiring others there and not even aware of it. :)
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Here's the thing about noticing what bothers us...I've learned to ask my self does it affect what I am doing? Once I was able to recognize the distraction of letting my feelings inside focus on someone else's activities, I stopped, paused, and reset my thought to something positive.
It's easy to stay negative ... and when you're anxious in negative mode...difficult to pull out the positive mode without forcing the distraction to positive.
The more I practice this, the easier it is to manage my social phobia naturally with interesting results.
Best wishes and glad you joined this group!
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