Social Anxiety Support

zomgz · 08-26-2009, 03:57 PM

I've noticed that after a long run or even a relatively short one (but enough that it was hard) I have a major confidence boost. Maybe it's the endorphins or maybe it increases the serotonin flow to my brain. Either way, it will last for a couple hours anyway, that's why I love running. In fact, on my way driving home I usually feel like a new person! It's quite nice. Unfortunately it wears off... but it's a good boost anyway. Wondering if this works for anyone else as well =).

layitontheline · 08-26-2009, 04:09 PM

I don't run or jog because of anxiety but I've always wished I had the guts to do so. I think I would really love it... jogging around the neighborhood or a nice park, taking in all the sights and the fresh air... coming back home feeling exhausted yet rejuvenated. That's how I picture it anyways. I've always heard it's very good for a person's mood and well-being, but I'm just too afraid.

shadowmask · 08-26-2009, 04:10 PM

I loved that feeling. I would be so confident and free after a run, it was like a mental cleansing. Nothing could get in my way. It's been a while since I've felt like that, I really need to get back into exercising regularly.

IHeartSteveMcQueen · 08-26-2009, 04:18 PM

I've been running regularly for the last 2 + months and this is the best I've felt since I was 17 or 18 years old. I can almost feel the SA peeling away.

slkjao · 08-26-2009, 05:08 PM

It hasnt helped me recently except make me more tired. As a child and in highschool i loved it. I had more stamina. Now i can run for like 3 mins before i get out of breath

. Maybe if i managed to increase my stamina and run for a longer period of time i'd feel the benefits.

08-26-2009, 03:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
zomgz Status: Wherever The Winds Fly Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Washington Gender: Male Age: 19 Posts: 600	Running/Jogging I've noticed that after a long run or even a relatively short one (but enough that it was hard) I have a major confidence boost. Maybe it's the endorphins or maybe it increases the serotonin flow to my brain. Either way, it will last for a couple hours anyway, that's why I love running. In fact, on my way driving home I usually feel like a new person! It's quite nice. Unfortunately it wears off... but it's a good boost anyway. Wondering if this works for anyone else as well =).

08-26-2009, 04:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
shadowmask Status: Seeing stars Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: TN Gender: Male Age: 23 Posts: 1,083	I loved that feeling. I would be so confident and free after a run, it was like a mental cleansing. Nothing could get in my way. It's been a while since I've felt like that, I really need to get back into exercising regularly. __________________ Basically, I'm complicated I have a hard time taking the easy way I wouldn't call it schizophrenia But I'll be at least two people today

08-26-2009, 05:08 PM	#5 (permalink)
slkjao Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sylmar, California Gender: Male Age: 19 Posts: 74	It hasnt helped me recently except make me more tired. As a child and in highschool i loved it. I had more stamina. Now i can run for like 3 mins before i get out of breath . Maybe if i managed to increase my stamina and run for a longer period of time i'd feel the benefits. __________________ "Success doesn't mean the absence of failures; it means the attainment of ultimate objectives. It means winning the war, not every battle." —Edwin C. Bliss

08-26-2009, 04:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
layitontheline Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 320	I don't run or jog because of anxiety but I've always wished I had the guts to do so. I think I would really love it... jogging around the neighborhood or a nice park, taking in all the sights and the fresh air... coming back home feeling exhausted yet rejuvenated. That's how I picture it anyways. I've always heard it's very good for a person's mood and well-being, but I'm just too afraid.

08-26-2009, 04:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
IHeartSteveMcQueen Status: lost in the supermarket Join Date: May 2009 Location: Canada Gender: Female Posts: 1,402	I've been running regularly for the last 2 + months and this is the best I've felt since I was 17 or 18 years old. I can almost feel the SA peeling away.