Overcoming Fears and Mental Blocks
Fears and metal blocks are very common in gymnastics. Every gymnast gets scared to do something at some point in time, but it's the way that the gymnast handles her fears that determines whether or not she will overcome the mental challenge. There are a few things that I have come up with that had helped me with my fears in the past. 1. The People You Surround Yourself With Take a look at your surroundings. Do you feel that everyone around you is fearful or anxious? Do many of your teammates have fears or mental blocks? This may be a factor that is contributing to your fears or mental blocks. In my gymnastics career, I have been at five different gyms, and I have noticed that the number of gymnasts who have fears or mental blocks varies. For example, at my previous gym, there was only one gymnast who had fear problems in my group. In the gym I go to now, ninety-percent of the gymnasts in my group has a fear problem. It makes me wonder if fears and mental blocks come not beca...