Ello,
I used to give my injuries SO much power. I literally wouldn’t shut up about them.
Back in 2020 I woke up one morning feeling fine.
Went to the gym. Tried to train legs. Couldn’t even sit down on the leg extension.
That single day turned into months of me being the most miserable, self-absorbed version of myself imaginable. Everything I did revolved around my “injury.”
Every conversation, every story, every thought, ALL about how “broken” I was.
I gave my injuries power by constantly using phrases like ‘I can’t do this’ and used adjectives like ‘fragile’ or ‘glass’ or ‘weak’ whenever talking about myself.
And surprise, surprise… I stayed broken.
If I could go back in time I would slap myself silly. No wonder I was in pain! It was all I would fucking talk about.
I was so negative about everything.
I spent thousands, but nothing fixed my injury
Physios. Chiropractors. Osteopaths. Even a surgeon who told me part of my spine might need removing (cheers for that).
I spent thousands as a broke uni student trying to “fix” something that didn’t need fixing.
I just needed to stop feeding it attention.
The turning point
You know what finally worked?
A sports hypnotherapist.
Not because they did anything mystical, but because he forced me to stop identifying with pain.
They banned me from saying words like “fragile” or “broken.”
Made me move again.
Made me do exercises I’d been avoiding for years.
Made me realise my back wasn’t made of glass.
Since then?
Zero pain.
What I learned
The human body’s designed to adapt.
It’s meant to move, heal, rebuild, recover.
I cannot tell you how fucking excited I was to get back in the sea again post op this time. A few years ago I would have avoided it and said I ‘can’t’ go in.
The problem isn’t usually the injury, it’s how we talk about it.
You’re not a diagnosis.
You’re not your MRI result.
You just need to stop treating pain like a personality trait 🤷♂️
Cheers,
Sheep 🐏
P.S. If you’re stuck in that cycle of feeling fragile, overthinking every lift, and constantly starting over, that’s exactly what my coaching fixes.
We’ll get you back moving properly, building confidence again, and training without fear.