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Feeling like a right Berk!!

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Jo4040 · 18/07/2015 18:02

OK here go's...

I suffer with quite bad health anxiety. I have many many daughting thoughts about my health. All the time.
One of my worries is that I need to exercise. I constantly feel as if I need to run around, move, be on the go, fidget. I feel this way because I feel like then my heart is beating my food around and its not staying in my body, going stagnent, turning into cancer.

However I feel better if iv been on a field running around with my DS, been on his trampoline.

What I want to do is start going for a run around my streets,but I feel like a right Berk doing this. I feel like people are going to be looking at me and laughing at me running.

Im twenty five. I'm five foot one, eight stone, perfectly toned. But I feel just so self conscious. When I see people going for a run I feel so envious that they have got the confidence to do this. I would just feel like a absolute pilock. How do you walk out of your house,down the path, out of the gate and begin to actually...run??

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BitOfFun · 18/07/2015 18:07

I can't respond to your obviously worrying health anxiety, but why don't you repost in the Running section? There are loads of posters there who will be able to give you excellent advice on that aspect.

Jo4040 · 18/07/2015 18:09

There is a running section ? I didn't know, what's it under? Thanks

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BitOfFun · 18/07/2015 18:09

Lots of runners' threads here.

Jo4040 · 18/07/2015 18:17

Thanks Bitoffun Smile

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PerspicaciaTick · 18/07/2015 18:20

Also, visit the NHS website and have a lookat their "couch to 5k" resources. I found running for a purpose helped me get over feeling like a twit.

Jo4040 · 18/07/2015 18:28

Its a shame really...since being a child I have heard so many cruel people laughing at people running. I feel the opposite, I always think 'Good on you!'
They must feel great when they get home!

I'm trying to repost On the running section but I don't know how to copy and paste on this bloody phone, I'll just have to re type, grrr

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ConfusedInBath · 19/07/2015 20:34

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Jo4040 · 19/07/2015 21:54

Anything really. Just want to be able to relax knowing iv worked my heart! I do alot of trampolining, but running is free and I can really go for it then

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LemonBreeland · 19/07/2015 22:01

I recently joined a running group and one of our leaders said not to worry about people looking at you etc. As you are running and they aren't. Also if anybody does say anything it doesn't matter as you will be past them in a second. So just go out there and don't worry about other people.

I do think you should see somebody for yur health anxiety though.

UterusUterusGhali · 21/07/2015 22:06

I've never thought anything but admiration for runners!

The only time it raises a smile is on weekend mornings when I'm heading to work and there are just so many. :)
In certain suburbs near me you'll see nothing but. It makes me smile because it's like everyone in the world wears neon. But I'm still jealous as hell. (I can't run)

Jo4040 · 22/07/2015 08:04

Oooo believe me I can run! I'd just love to run and run and run and feel...alive with it.

The thing is where I live, there is some really horrible people who I know will snigger if they see me running.

I dunno..maybe its me that cares far to much what other people think. In the long run its spoiling things for me. It's just this issue of actually getting out of my gate and turning the walk into a run!!

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