I'd like some people's insight on a mental dilema i have about football?

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I think i have the classic "love/hate" problem about football. I hate practices, the grueling preparations, basically everything that has to do with football. I have extreme anxiety even when it comes to the game, almost to the point where i'm thinking, "please i don't wanna start the game off" But when i get on my side of the ball(defense) i feel like a person unleashed. There's two sides to myself; loud, energetic, literally the funniest person you will know(i'm considering stand up); and then quiet, reserved, extremely laidback, veins with the ultimate calmness similar to a cold blooded psychopath. And when i get out there, the first personality comes to the surface like an eruption. Smiling, joking, yelling, the best side to my personality. 

        So basically i'm asking two different things; 1. How do i tone down this anxiety i feel so much about football, that only seems to evaporate when i actually get onto the field? It's extremely stressful, to the point where i've contemplated quiting(I haven't by now, i'm a senior); and 2. How do i get this first personality or side of myself to come out more often. I love that person so much more then the reserved person i can't help but naturally be a lot of the time.

God Despises The IRS · Accepted Answer

this is prescient. To recognize a personality that you WANT to come out but you are powerless to make that happen, just by willing it to happen.

the only thing I can think of is, the next time you're in that personality, try to remember the steps you went through to get there.

? · Answer

It sounds like your more outgoing when ur doing something you like, but for watever reason ur hesitant on doing whatever it is u like.  Pretty confusing.  In the case of football, whenever u feel stressed, just remind urself how much fun u have playin.  To get the outgoing personality out more, just imagine ur on the field with whatever ur doin.  Im not sayin pretend that everyone u see has the football and needs to go down.  I'm sayin that u shud get into the mentality u are in when on the field.  Whatever it is that makes u feel the way u do on the field, try to recreate that in ur  mind.  For example, if the cheering of the crowd gets you really feeling good on the field, imagine that the people around u off the field are part of the crowd.  I hope that made sense

I'd like some people's insight on a mental dilema i have about football?

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