Anxiety and Nurves

[boxing4ever]

Do you guys ever get nervous or real anxious when you think about fighting(boxing)? I have always had real bad anxiety and I get nervous sometimes from just thinking about boxing or fighting. Latly its been really bad, bad to the point that my hands start sweating and sometimes my whole body shakes. I have brought it up with my doctor acouple times but all he said was that he could get me medication for it, I DONT WANT NO MEDICATION! Anyway what are your guys techniques or methods for handling or controling anxiety and nervousness?

[Dick-Sucker]

Do you guys ever get nervous or real anxious when you think about fighting(boxing)? I have always had real bad anxiety and I get nervous sometimes from just thinking about boxing or fighting. Latly its been really bad, bad to the point that my hands start sweating and sometimes my whole body shakes. I have brought it up with my doctor acouple times but all he said was that he could get me medication for it, I DONT WANT NO MEDICATION! Anyway what are your guys techniques or methods for handling or controling anxiety and nervousness?

Zanex, take it about 48 hours before the event. Will keep you calm until then and should stay out of your system when your fighting. Do not take it the night before.

E.G i take it on thursday morning when soccer is on saturday morning.

[punchDrUnK MONK]

**** taking anything.. lay down / play video games / watch a intersting movie or tv show, anything to get ur mind off of the fight... also take deep breath's, maybe a little shadowboxing or anything that will boost ur confidence

its normal to be nervous or a bit scared b4 a fight. but b4 the fight its your job to turn as much of that nervousness into confidence as you can...

keep ur mind off of it until about 1 or 2 hours til the fight. then u can start turning it into confidence. it shouldnt be too big of a problem

[boxing4ever]

You know what guys. I just realized that I get more nurvous when im training or sparring then I do for an actual fight! I dont know why that is but I just realized that.

[Sugarj]

Hell fire mate, are we talking real fighting or just watching on the TV?

Some people suffer anxiety to a very high level, it doesn't just affect the times they are stressed but also excited, it can also be free floating.....and worrying about it makes the symptoms worse.

Some people find that stretching, yoga and breathing techniques help but thats the last thing you'll want to do when watching boxing, taking a job interview or whatever.

Exercise to at least a moderate daily level helps ( too much can make things worse, thinking about getting that extra rep in the gym or beating your track time can increase stress ). Remember, the symptoms are brought on by adrenaline and exercise lowers this. good aerobic training like shadow boxing and skipping are great stress busters. Doctors can prescribe drugs like diazepam and beta blockers for one off occasions, but the symptoms can be dealt with in time without these. Exercise, good sleep, a healthy diet, not overworking in your job, studies all help.

The symptoms of anxiety and excitment tend to reduce in time with most people anyway as they get older. As a teenager I remember not being able to sleep after Tyson regained the title from Bruno in 1996, I was buzzing for hours after! but this tends not to happen anymore. Also theres nothing wrong with having a pint whilst watching a match your really into either (if your over age...hee hee).

Never, never go down the cannabis path..........worst thing for long term anxiety. I've seen friends take this route, not a good idea.

[sukhenkoy]

Yeah man, stay away from drugs and booze and all that **** if you can. It's good that you said you don't want any drugs.

I am a bit like you in that I don't like being watched by people; I don't like people critiquing me. I remember when I played competitive footy and had my dad come to each game and I ****ING HATED IT. I would end up constantly thinking about how ****ty I played, and, when it came time for the next game, I kept getting nervous about stepping out because I didn't want to look bad or anything. Maybe it's not the same thing that you're experiencing, but it does sound a bit like it.

I'm also not really a person that believes in counseling and that stuff, so I never really sought help from doctors or psychologists - I just kind of kept that stuff to myself. W

I remember after my two first sparring sessions, I would dread going to the gym because I wanted to avoid sparring - not because it hurt, but because I disliked having to disappoint my trainer each time I sparred because I was inexperienced.

I guess the only way you can really deal with this stuff is what most already said (relax, play video games, listen to music while lying down, take a walk, etc.), but, most importantly, to keep training. I always thought that if I train hard while others are watching tvs, snacking on ****, whatever it may be, in the long run I'll be better than them, and at that point I won't have to think about looking like **** when I'm doing my thing.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

[boxing4ever]

Yeah man, stay away from drugs and booze and all that **** if you can. It's good that you said you don't want any drugs.

I am a bit like you in that I don't like being watched by people; I don't like people critiquing me. I remember when I played competitive footy and had my dad come to each game and I ****ING HATED IT. I would end up constantly thinking about how ****ty I played, and, when it came time for the next game, I kept getting nervous about stepping out because I didn't want to look bad or anything. Maybe it's not the same thing that you're experiencing, but it does sound a bit like it.

I'm also not really a person that believes in counseling and that stuff, so I never really sought help from doctors or psychologists - I just kind of kept that stuff to myself. W

I remember after my two first sparring sessions, I would dread going to the gym because I wanted to avoid sparring - not because it hurt, but because I disliked having to disappoint my trainer each time I sparred because I was inexperienced.

I guess the only way you can really deal with this stuff is what most already said (relax, play video games, listen to music while lying down, take a walk, etc.), but, most importantly, to keep training. I always thought that if I train hard while others are watching tvs, snacking on ****, whatever it may be, in the long run I'll be better than them, and at that point I won't have to think about looking like **** when I'm doing my thing.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

yea I train 6 days aweek 3 days in the boxing gym and 3 days doing conditioning and strength. I am a teen and afew people have said they used to have bad anxiety when they were in thier teens but as they grew out of thier teens it seemed to go away. It doesnt have to be a big thing to get my anxiety and nurves going, it can be something very little. This is kinda like your story man, I cant remember the last time I had a girl or a friend of mine come and watch me train or fight due to me not wanting to disapoint anyone and not to mention it would only worsen my anxiety having to have another thing to worry about which is impressing my people. So Yea my parents have never seen me fight or spar!

[sukhenkoy]

yea I train 6 days aweek 3 days in the boxing gym and 3 days doing conditioning and strength. I am a teen and afew people have said they used to have bad anxiety when they were in thier teens but as they grew out of thier teens it seemed to go away. It doesnt have to be a big thing to get my anxiety and nurves going, it can be something very little. This is kinda like your story man, I cant remember the last time I had a girl or a friend of mine come and watch me train or fight due to me not wanting to disapoint anyone and not to mention it would only worsen my anxiety having to have another thing to worry about which is impressing my people. So Yea my parents have never seen me fight or spar!

Haha man you sound a lot like me. Training almost 7 days a week, not liking others to watch. I guess in a sense it helps a little bit...other people have others watching and all, but we are more focused on improving, working hard.

[P4PKING_2008]

You seriously need to man the **** up! If you get scared about trainign you would be ****ed in a real fight. I suggest a different sport maybe snooker.

[Sven72]

THese things can be hard to not focus on, sometimes you try and chill out or take your mind off it by doing something else but it keeps popping back in there and ends up making you more anxious. I go the opposite way, if I start feeling anxious about something I focus on it even more. i.e If you know you've got sparring keep running through how you see that session playing out, what you're gonna try. Visualise each round. Take all that nervous energy and anxiety and harness it. Then when you jump in the ring let all those pent up feelings explode into your oppenents face via your fists