today's training is by far the scariest.....not that anything big happened to everyone....but its scary for me personally.....
i dont know whether im over reacting or is it really happening.....it's scaring me.....the fear of freezing up at the table.....suddenly not being able to play or hit the ball properly......the hand suddenly feels like it doesnt know how to play table tennis all over again.....not sure whether to go up or down it juz freezes.........when that happened to me i naturally thought of yips.....what tezuka had in prince of tennis.....the stress and fear gets to u and u r unable to play to the best of ur ability......
from the net:
Yips is a condition in which a person experiences spasms in the wrist when they wanted to do something. Originally yips allegedly associated with anxiety. However, it is alleged that change, the yips are caused by focal dystonia, a neurological dysfunction that affects certain muscles.
Yips can be caused by neurological factors or psychological:
Neurological
In some people, the yips is a type of focal dystonia, a condition that causes involuntary muscle contractions during a specific task. Most likely related to excessive use of certain muscles, similar to the cramps. This condition is exacerbated if the patient restless.
Psychological
In stressful situations, some athletes sometimes so anxious and make their abilities impaired.
i think that is exactly what is happening to me......it happened before but i never really took notice of it cuze i thought i was juz playing badly that day......but now it really scares me.....what if it happens during the competition when the stress is like 10x greater than during training???......
by the breadmonster
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