Mental Moment-PTSD
In my practice, PTSD is a growing barrier in particular for elite female athletes who have been in their athletic career for quite some time. Most of them have been carrying PTSD around with them for a long time.
Imagine being an elite athlete and dealing with the pressures that already exist in the elites athlete world: pressure to stay at a high level, stress from long hours of training, lack of life balance, traveling, obtaining/keeping sponsorship’s politics, injuries, financial stress, etc. Now add PTSD to that: fear of getting re-injured, fear of falling, fear of getting hit by a car, fear of burnout, etc. YIKES! These athletes are at a level of anxiety, fear, isolation and loneliness that makes life and sport all that more complicated.
In my opinion, this is one of the hardest areas to help clients work through; which for me is why I love helping athletes move beyond it. Although it feels insurmountable, its not and I love helping clients come to that realization.
PTSD pushes me to get really creative in how I work with clients. I’ve been working on developing a new technique for dealing with PTSD. I am not going to share it just yet because its still in its infancy but you’ll be one of the first to know about it when I am ready to release information. 🙂
If you are dealing with PTSD I am so sorry because its a terrible situation. Just know that you don’t have to live with that kind of fear and isolation.
Happy Tuesday!
Dr. Michelle
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