As of today, Saturday, I have overcome my walking issue. I didn’t really change anything with my walking so I guess in hindsight it was psychological. Bob was right, as usual.
What happened? Or how did I fix it? I think it was a combination of Matocha determination/stubbornness and family support (more on this later).
I recently watched the documentary, “The Masters” on PBS. Aimee Mullins was quoted. She is a double amputee athlete and she expressed my sentiment perfectly: “Of course I have moments of self-doubt. I just don’t allow myself to stay there.” One of my sisters is a social worker in Vermont and upon analysis of my challenge she walked me through tools to overcome the fear.
The bottom line is my walking issue occurs because of a fear of falling. Fear is very real and she explained how my brain works in response to fear and gave me relaxation/mindfulness tools when the challenge reoccurs. If I have another scare, I have three choices, fight, run, or freeze. Since I can’t run, that leaves me with two choices. Last week I was freezing and now I know what to do thanks to my sister. Walk on…..
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