Posted by johnj on October 6, 2003, at 17:29:55
In reply to Exercise-induced anxiety? Any suggestions?, posted by mattdds on October 5, 2003, at 20:51:23
Hello Matt:
After a long absence I am back on the net, and your situation is exactly what I have been working on. First, if you are lucky, your pdoc will agree that excercise can bring on anxiety/panic. If he/she is like mine, they will look at you clueless because they have stopped doing their homework.
After starting to go to the local university's anixety clinic they gave me literature to read about panic. My first question was about excercise causing my anxiety and the counselor said it was not uncommon in the least bit. I have only managed to do tai-chi and we are working on slowly getting my system integrated into a workout routine and then, we hope, I will start having the positive effects of excercise which will help eliminate stress.
It is so easy to let yourself make a connection from the physical feelings from excercise and panic. I think it is a long road, but doable. Just don't workout to the point of getting sore. Baby steps are in order for people like us. With tai-chi I am getting excercise but not getting my heart pumping so much...that will come later. I have had some setbacks, but I try to see them for what they are, and for me, that is very very hard.
I miss my old hard workouts and it gets me really down when I cannot do them like I used to but I have to work at what I can, not what I can't. Hope I can return to my martial arts roots like I did 15 years ago really tugs at my heart. My old teacher from Japan was here recently and it really made me long for those days. Some day I will be back, but not just tomorrow. Go slow and don't fight the feelings. Even if it is only doing 10 situps to start with. I think the body can be reintroduced and kind of hardened to it eventually. take care and keep us posted
Johnj
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