I know I'm being ridiculous but....

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  • ephiemarie
    ephiemarie Posts: 264 Member
    I have some social anxiety and was scared to death when I first joined the gym. The thought of a one-on-one session with a trainer also made me nervous, so I went to the gym in the middle of the afternoon (slow time at my gym...Saturday nights are also usually quiet), looked around at all the equipment, and went home and educated myself with Google and YouTube.
  • aspdenbrae
    aspdenbrae Posts: 49 Member
    True story:

    I was scared shitless when I joined my gym and my anxiety nearly kept me out of it but I needed a place to get away from the stresses of life and it seemed like a good spot (and gym girls are cute but that's soooo not why I went at all lol hehe)

    After a while I learned that I was completely irrelevant to anyone else, which for someone with anxiety around groups of people was amazing! But after a time and becoming a regular the others started saying hi to me and I did as well. Now after a year or so I'm like a freaking rock star in there! People ask advice, compliment my lifts ect. And the only issue is now I have to find a new place to be alone to recharge my batteries lol. Which really isn't so bad haha.

    Believe in yourself and if anyone stares, it's probably cause they're jealous of your gains!
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Try some self talk "You can do this babe". Remind yourself that nearly everyone is just as self conscious as you are. Join a group class. After a successful visit, take the time to record your success and how it makes you feel. That will reinforce the positive memories.
  • summerkissed
    summerkissed Posts: 730 Member
    I'm so sorry you feel this way
  • Dray222
    Dray222 Posts: 39 Member
    Not ridiculous at all!! I felt the same way! I was so nervous to join a gym because I was afraid it would come with a whole lot of judgement from everyone much more experienced and fit than I am, but I knew I needed to step it up to meet my goals so I went anyway. The first couple of times I stuck to things I knew I couldn't mess up (exercise bike, treadmill). My gym offers one free session with a trainer to get you started, so I did that the first week. She measured me and talked to me about my goals and then took me around and showed me which equipment to use that would benefit me and how to use it correctly. So far, everyone there has been nothing but nice and encouraging. I have no regrets!
  • 47Jacqueline
    47Jacqueline Posts: 6,993 Member
    Anything new is stress-producing. The worst thing you can do is give yourself a hard time about it.
  • summerkissed
    summerkissed Posts: 730 Member
    summerkissed wrote: »
    I'm so sorry you feel this way

    I wrote a huge big post....but this is all that showed up grrrrrrr
  • Soundwave79
    Soundwave79 Posts: 469 Member
    So OP have you gone yet and if so how was the experience?
  • shor0814
    shor0814 Posts: 559 Member
    Don't worry about looking clueless it happens. I looked clueless today looking for bar collars, yes I was on a mission buy still looked clueless and nobody said a word.

    You will be fine and youtube, bodybuilding.com and exrx.net are great places to find exercises and learn the correct technique.
  • Hippopotamouse
    Hippopotamouse Posts: 11 Member
    I really need to take some time and learn how to use this app haha. EVERYONE! GUESS WHAT!? I went to the gym and everyone was so nice! I had a free personal training session and he put me on a routine and showed me how to use all of the machines. I've had tests in classes for about 2 weeks now at college so I haven't had a lot of time to go but with today being October 1st, what better day to start getting motivated than the first of the month!? I wanted to give a huge THANK YOU! to you all who told me to just go for it because it's the best thing I've done.
    Btw. Question. When someone sends you a friend request and puts a message in their request, how do I reply to that message? Thanks everyone!!
  • verptwerp
    verptwerp Posts: 3,659 Member
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    It'll be fine ...... I screwed up plenty of times ...... just laugh it off & keep on truckin' !
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  • Abby_C2014
    Abby_C2014 Posts: 86 Member
    edited October 2015
    Oh good times! I remember when I first joined a gym. I was in a nervous wreck. I feel like melting!!! Everyone looks so good (I am so INTIMIDATED), there were good looking females (with nice bodies), men were so muscular (again INTIMIDATED by their looks), I feel like I stand out more than anyone else, afraid someone might criticize my form, embarrassed on using machine I don't know, afraid of them thinking "what the hell is she doing" so on and so forth. I pushed myself researched a lot and did all I can to fit in. Gym is my home now hehe.
  • MsJulesRenee
    MsJulesRenee Posts: 1,180 Member
    Hippopotamouse wrote: »
    I really need to take some time and learn how to use this app haha. EVERYONE! GUESS WHAT!? I went to the gym and everyone was so nice! I had a free personal training session and he put me on a routine and showed me how to use all of the machines. I've had tests in classes for about 2 weeks now at college so I haven't had a lot of time to go but with today being October 1st, what better day to start getting motivated than the first of the month!? I wanted to give a huge THANK YOU! to you all who told me to just go for it because it's the best thing I've done.
    Btw. Question. When someone sends you a friend request and puts a message in their request, how do I reply to that message? Thanks everyone!!

    Only way reply is to Private Message them or reply on their wall.
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