Sports Psychology and the art of feeling good about yourself....or not
Former Member
Confession time: I struggle with a committee in my head (and I've tried to ignore 'em) that tells me things like...."you suck"..."you'll never get any better", blah blah blah.
Now that BillS has encouraged me to delete that dreaded work from my lexicon, I am sure that another one will pop up.
I know this is kind of a rant....but how does one really feel good about themselves as a swimmer yet avoid being delusional? Seriously....how do you keep a balance of positive thinking while being able to honestly regard how you swim and what needs to change/improve?
What do you guys do? Is it good coaching, simply having a solid self esteem in the first place....?? Is it simply that people carry their low self esteem into the water...if so, how do you overcome that...?
Thoughts?? What in the world is sports psychology anyway?
Parents
Former Member
"I know this is kind of a rant....but how does one really feel good about themselves as a swimmer yet avoid being delusional?"
What's so wrong with dulusions? I swim in the psychology pool five days a week, and yea, sports psychology -it's a post grad degree from a few colleges and universities. :rolleyes:
Very helpful I suppose for the oober awsome and elite athletes, and yes, it starts with positive self talk and guided imagery, but that is also counseling 101.
The idea of dulusions however is not a bad thing... If thinking, and racing, like you are next to Phelps, Thorpe, and Spitz --there is nothing wrong with that and would be encouraged.
Now if you think you are Phelps or Thorpe we have medication for that!:D
"I know this is kind of a rant....but how does one really feel good about themselves as a swimmer yet avoid being delusional?"
What's so wrong with dulusions? I swim in the psychology pool five days a week, and yea, sports psychology -it's a post grad degree from a few colleges and universities. :rolleyes:
Very helpful I suppose for the oober awsome and elite athletes, and yes, it starts with positive self talk and guided imagery, but that is also counseling 101.
The idea of dulusions however is not a bad thing... If thinking, and racing, like you are next to Phelps, Thorpe, and Spitz --there is nothing wrong with that and would be encouraged.
Now if you think you are Phelps or Thorpe we have medication for that!:D
