Howdy Y'all!
I finally did something else on my "Life's To-Do List" today! (At the rate I am going, I may well end up doing everything on my list). I joined a gym!
I know to many of you, it may seem like a small step, but for me it was a big step. You see, I went to the gym for the first time when I was in grade 11, and I was about 15 years old. I would go with three of my friends from school. However, that time at the gym was not a pleasant one. For one whole month I went to the gym, and then suddenly dropped out. I did not give any reasons to anyone why I did that. Something horrible happened at the gym, and I lived with that fear till today. (I am sure many of you may be conjuring up all the various scenarios, and let me just say, it would be premature on your part to assume whatever it was that happened!)
Many times since that time, I have tried to go to the gym. I did try to go again when I was 20 years old, but the fear would set in. I was able to go to the gym initially because I was the only person there. But several weeks later, I quit again. I couldn't see myself in that gym. With all those horrible feelings and unpleasant happenings coming back to my mind, I quit.
Through a process of healnig and renewing my mind, I decided to go to the gym, which I did today. I thought to myself, in order for me to overcome my fear, I need to face the situation. Thats the only way I can do it. Its like the character in Vertigo, Detective Scottie Ferguson, who suffers from acrophobia- the fear of heights. The only way he could overcome his fear was to face the same situation again and relive the initial shock. It is the same thing for me. I have to go to the gym again in order to get rid of my fears and phobia.
Today was my first day. I know I will have to make a lot of effort to go on a regular basis. I hope I can stay up with it. I think I will be able to, with a certain help from Someone!
Yours with-muscles-cramps,
Mansur
4 comments:
hey....congrats on overcoming of ur fear. good luck with everything else too.
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Good to hear that you have overcome the gym-o-phobia. I am suffering from the same problem .I tried going to the gym after a long time but i was so uncomfortable and horrified that i did not go again.But now i have decided to try again. I know it will require a lot of guts and mental strength to do it but i do not want fears to hold me back from experiencing various things in life.
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