Anxiety during practice?

Dear fellow boxers :)

I have a HUGE problem and need your help.

I've been depressed with anxiety for many years. Almost a year ago I went to my first boxing practice and just LOVED it! I've been practicing ever since and LOVE it. This is my cup of tea!

But there is a big problem I don't know how to solve. I started sparring 6 months ago. And almost always when I get too tired but keep going until I can't no more then stop I feel horrible and need to cry, feel like I'm having some kind of a panic attack. It has happened couple of times before during practice.

Today people from other gyms came to spar with us and I was so excited. First though we took a lil one on one warming up spar (don't know how to explain). It made me really tired and I had to stop and just breathe and try to relax. Then I went to the toilet and just couldn't stop crying. I tried to but It wouldn't stop.

The other day I managed to relax and just overcome it somehow but today I couldn't.

Can somebody help me?

I want to overcome this. I LOVE boxing and sparing but this makes it so difficult :(

when you think of it, what's it like?

It's somehow like I don't notice it until I stop to catch my breath. I have to take huge breaths and then the tears start falling down and I feel this sort of pain in my chest. I feel like it's somehow connected to my breathing..but not sure. And then when I went to the toilet I decided to just let it all out so I could relax and keep going but I couldn't. But I don't know what I am crying about because I know I'm not in any danger or anything.

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Originally Posted by girlfight

It's somehow like I don't notice it until I stop to catch my breath. I have to take huge breaths and then the tears start falling down and I feel this sort of pain in my chest. I feel like it's somehow connected to my breathing..but not sure. And then when I went to the toilet I decided to just let it all out so I could relax and keep going but I couldn't. But I don't know what I am crying about because I know I'm not in any danger or anything.

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Welcome to here. :cool:

Im interested to hear what Missy will have to say about this stuff.

Thank you Andre :)

Yes I really hope someone can help me or give me some good advice for overcoming this

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Originally Posted by girlfight

Thank you Andre :)

Yes I really hope someone can help me or give me some good advice for overcoming this

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