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?

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.

**** 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

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.

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.

Yeah man, stay away from drugs and booze and all that shit 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 shitty 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 shit, 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 shit when I'm doing my thing.

Hope this helps. Good luck. :boxing:

Yeah man, stay away from drugs and booze and all that shit 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 shitty 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 shit, 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 shit when I'm doing my thing.

Hope this helps. Good luck. :boxing:

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!

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.

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.

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

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?

nerves are good to have,they keep you alert and awake. if your always calm then your nervous system and your brain arnt going to be on its toes. your nervousness is just your adrenaline needing to go somewhere. thats why once your fighting your not nervous because your adrenaline has kicked in. it works the same way for a lot of people in other things like public speaking, sporting events, or any other kind of thing where your infront of a lot of people and your afraid of how your imagined by the crowd.

Funny thing bout me is that i get relaxed when i train.. Might change when i start to box for real tho.

i get jumpy before a fight or sparring session, mainly worried that if i do badly i'll never succeed in boxing never do well etc....once im in the ring though im usually fairly relaxed after about 10 seconds, or so.....

Hey man, I can totally relae. I'm currently seeing a psychiatrist as a result of my anxiety. The thing that helps me at the minute is lyeing down listening to music. But soon I shouldnt need to as I should be sorted.

Hey man, I can totally relae. I'm currently seeing a psychiatrist as a result of my anxiety. The thing that helps me at the minute is lyeing down listening to music. But soon I shouldnt need to as I should be sorted.

Don't pick me up as I aint tryin to diss but is boxing something you should be doing? Is it not adding to your anxiety?

every single boxer gets nervous. theres no such thing as im not nervous.. but getting nervous can be a good thing it mkaes u more aware and alert so dont stress.. if your boxing at all ull get nervous sparring but the more u spar the quicker its gonna go away and before u know ur gonna love getting nervous nd excited because its gonna pump u up and want to make u spar or figt even more

Don't pick me up as I aint tryin to diss but is boxing something you should be doing? Is it not adding to your anxiety?

Nah if anything it's helping me. Especially with my real low self-confidence.

Nah if anything it's helping me. Especially with my real low self-confidence.

Nice one! Hope you manage to get past the self confidence issue.

Nice one! Hope you manage to get past the self confidence issue.

Thanks alot. You dont know how nice it is to me to get some boosting rather than putting down on this forum. :)

Listen to musix

Basically im in the back waiting for my fight with my ipod in my ears gettin hyped up...and all i think about is every single drop of sweat every minute of grueling training and every hour of sparring is for this time and this is my time!! Its all self confidence recognize your self as a great fighter and youll perform great...:boxing:

Thanks alot. You dont know how nice it is to me to get some boosting rather than putting down on this forum. :)

THats because some people on here are trying to sound tough instead of helpful. Just keep doing what you're doing my man

THats because some people on here are trying to sound tough instead of helpful. Just keep doing what you're doing my man

Thanks so much :)

Look bro, despite all the crap, anxiety / nervousness, whatever, is completely normal and even healthy. Having some anxiety or fear means nothing. You'll define yourself by how you respond to it. Whether you control it or you let it control you, that's the only difference. I've been a cop in the Nations Capital for years. Been through plenty of shit and I'm plenty confident in myself. I still find myself nervous, and scared, in situations. I know the "leg shake" personally. But I take my shakin' legs in and do what needs to be done. You'll be fine. A big part of it is getting in there and getting banged around a bit and realizing you can take some punishment. Once you get punched hard and figure out you aint gonna die, your confidence goes up. Have fun.

Once you get punched hard and figure out you aint gonna die, your confidence goes up. Have fun.

Very good point.

If you read the book 'In the Corner' about the great trainers, you'll see at least one example of a fighter scared shitless who turns in a great, career performance.

The fighter in the book was so scared he was white as a ghost and the doctor thought he was seriously messed up. Of course, the Doctor didn't know it was a great fighter.