Quote Originally Posted by sourpuss View Post
I have a friend who had panic attacks every time he fought. He lost his first 9 fight (almost all by RSC in the first round) because of it.
He went to therapy for a year to get over it and finally got a prescription for beta-blockers and those seemed to work.

I find for me, if I KNOW for certain that I've done everything and then some that there is NO WAY that my opponent has put in as much time and effort as me, that really helps.

That's very interesting, do you know what kind of therapy he went through? I would like to know, it is embarrassing to enjoy watching boxing, but to never be able to engage in it full force because your mental processes are screwed up.

I believe most people can overcome any mental difficulty without too much difficulty. Anxiety occurs when we have negative, repetitive thoughts in our head that mentally throw us off and cause us to "feel" the symptoms of fear, like sweating, feeling light-headed, panicking, etc. I believe with some training neurotypicals (meaning people without mental abnormalities, people who don't have mental diseases or disorders), can overcome fear.

However, if you're not neurotypical, or if you're prone to panic attacks for no reason, then you know that your fear is not based off cognitive worry. You feel the symptoms before you even think about them, and that is a bitch right there. So I'm curious if it can be remedied.