Comfortable Being Uncomfortable How to navigate and respond
Comfortable Being Uncomfortable How to navigate and respond to performance anxiety. Photo credit: Joe Kusumoto
Close your eyes and imagine… You’re getting ready for a big race. You’re getting your equipment ready. You’re drinking your last sips of water. You’re scoping out who else is competing. What types of thoughts are you having? Are your palms sweating? Is your heart racing? Do you feel truly prepared? What happens if you fall halfway down the course? Will your coach be disappointed if you don’t win? Photo credit: Move United
We FIGHT. • Focus on what you can control right now. • Identify negative thoughts. • Generate alternative thoughts. • Highly adaptive behaviors. • Teach someone else to do the same thing. Photo credit: Reed Hoffman
We practice self-care. • Prioritize rest. • Make healthier food choices. • Drink more water. • Focus on conditioning. • Develop game day routines. Photo credit: Reed Hoffman
Photo credit: Reed Hoffman We prepare. • Create coping mechanisms. • Add context. • Check for misinformation. • Lead and communicate with empathy.
Continue the conversation. • F. I. G. H. T. • Creating Coping Mechanisms • Communicating with Empathy • 5 Strategies to Help Your Athlete Manage Performance Anxiety & Social Anxiety • Mental Health Articles • Q-Tips: Coping with Quarantine Life Photo credit: Move United
Thank you! “Our anxiety does not empty tomorrow of it’s sorrows, but only empties today of it’s strengths. ” –Charles Haddon Spurgeon Questions? ashaw@usada. org Photo credit: Reed Hoffman
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