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Ski Diva Extraordinaire
Definitely work with your psychologist for techniques to manage the anxiety, but also talk about planning and addressing some of the things you are worried about so you can exit the worry cycle (i.e. redirecting focus to "what you can do" to mitigate and manage things instead of "what might happen"). Remember of course not all anxiety is bad - our brain is trying to keep us safe! It's when it gets in the way of what we want to do that it's a problem.
Because the "what if" can actually take us out of the moment and make it more likely that the things we are scared of are going to happen because of the flight/fight/freeze getting in the way of skiing, it is important to have in-the-moment management strategies (like the grounding, breathing etc. which are important to practice regularly, just like working on your pre-season fitness). But it's also important to work on the practical things, which could be anything from getting fitter and stronger, learning to ski better with lessons, learning how to fall (as sometimes trying to stay upright is more dangerous to ourselves), wearing a bright orange helmet/brighter ski gear (so people can see you and are less likely to crash into you) and
Sometimes it's also about getting to the point of "feeling the fear and doing it anyway" which to me is a more ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) style approach.
Because the "what if" can actually take us out of the moment and make it more likely that the things we are scared of are going to happen because of the flight/fight/freeze getting in the way of skiing, it is important to have in-the-moment management strategies (like the grounding, breathing etc. which are important to practice regularly, just like working on your pre-season fitness). But it's also important to work on the practical things, which could be anything from getting fitter and stronger, learning to ski better with lessons, learning how to fall (as sometimes trying to stay upright is more dangerous to ourselves), wearing a bright orange helmet/brighter ski gear (so people can see you and are less likely to crash into you) and
Sometimes it's also about getting to the point of "feeling the fear and doing it anyway" which to me is a more ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) style approach.