{"id":35987,"date":"2016-07-25T11:30:26","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T15:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hhoupgrade.wpengine.com\/?p=35987"},"modified":"2025-01-29T21:08:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T02:08:42","slug":"sports-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthyhempoil.com\/sports-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Things You Can Do to Relieve Your Sports Anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyone who has participated in a sports competition may be aware of the concept of sports anxiety. Often referred to as \u201cchoking,\u201d<\/span> sports anxiety<\/span><\/a> can best be described as the onslaught of nervousness, fear or anxiety capable of interfering with your performance. If you\u2019ve dealt with sports anxiety, your athletic performance may be hindered by perceived stress, which can be both discouraging and frustrating. Anxiety and stress can cause your body to become tense, and athletes dealing with<\/span> sports anxiety<\/span><\/a> may not be able to perform to the best of their abilities.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before you can seek a means of managing your sports anxiety, though, you should first determine its source.<\/span><\/p>\n

What Causes Sports Anxiety?<\/b><\/h2>\n

A variety of factors can contribute to your performance anxiety. If you have social anxiety disorder, you may fear social situations, which can make performance difficult. <\/span>Perhaps you are frightened of losing control of your body out of exhaustion. You could be as intimidated by success as you are of failure. <\/span><\/p>\n

People often experience anxiety due to a future element, such as a perceived threat or risk of danger. There are two types of threats that may affect athletes: a threat to personal safety or a threat to one’s ego. If you have sports anxiety, you may fear losing. <\/span><\/p>\n

Symptoms of sports anxiety can include the following<\/strong>:<\/span><\/p>\n