#honestly though im kind of thrilled about this discovery because now i finally understand and have a way to explain my anxiety regarding

[lizard-dumbass]

Guess who finally found out they have athlemaphobia lol

#lizard-dumbass talks about stuff #text post #its me i have athlemaphobia #honestly though im kind of thrilled about this discovery because now i finally understand and have a way to explain my anxiety regarding #sports #oh btw athlemaphobia is the fear of sports/participating in sports #i always knew that sports stressed me out to high hell but only today did i finally discover that what ive been experiencing is an actual #fear of sports and that it has a name #reading about athlemaphobia has helped me undestand this aspect of myself in a whole new light #im really happy to have found this term but oh BOY do i wish i had known about athlemaphobia sooner #knowing i have a genuine phobia of sports would have helped me so fucking much in 8th grade P.E #between half and two thirds of my secondary school p.e has brought me some of the most stressful sports experiences that ive ever had #if i had been able to explain to my teachers that i have a phobia that makes participating in sports anxiety inducing to the point of tears #then i probably would have been able to avoid some of the stress i ended up having to go through #idk i guess this all seems kind of silly but my fear of sports has genuinely been a huge pain in my ass for the majority of my life #i'd even go as far as to say it has had a really negative impact on my life #but nevertheless im still happy i found out about athlemaphobia #because now i have a way to explain my sports related anxiety to people and also take the right steps to manage/treat my phobia #so yay :3