Erehwemos
Well-Known Member
Has anyone ever had sports hypnotherapy to try to get them over a mental collywobble (i.e. if you have a particular fear or hang up about riding)?
I am desperate to do something with my girl again. Ok, not in the immediate future seeing as the little moo has only just come off box rest, but in the New Year, there's nothing more I'd like than to have the odd 'outing'
But there is very little we can actually do without my nerves getting in the way - cross country is never going to be my forte as I have always been a chicken when it comes to ditches, water and drops
Dressage is out of the question as we just dont bend, and showing...well, showing would be entertaining (for the spectators), but neither of us are really up to it (especially now Elz is practically a star gazer and has two splints on her front legs
)
And that only leaves show jumping, our old friend
I would love love love to get back to jumping - I miss the buzz and the bling and everything I used to adore about going off to a show. But I have this mental block since our accident that just puts me into a panic - the thought of having a jumping lesson terrifies me, and the thought of jumping any kind of combination (and dont MENTION grid work
) is just horrible!
Over the past couple of years, Ellie and I have contented ourselves plodding round fun rides and popping some XC fences along the way, which is a huge achievement considering I said I'd never jump again, and I have also got myself to the point where I am reasonably happy to put up a little jump in the school and pop over it a couple of times. But that is as far as it goes!
Someone recently mentioned that I should go and get hypnotised to get rid of my fear of grids and doubles. I think what I have is some form of jumping claustrophobia, which makes sense as our accident occurred during grid work, and any attempts I made in the few outings we had afterwards before I gave up altogether tended to end in me pulling Ellie out before the second element of a combi - a definite rider collywobble! Has anyone here ever had hypnotism for a similar kind of issue, and does it work??
I have no illusions of grandeur; Elz and I are never going to be jumping Newcomers again, but I would like to be able to confidently enter the odd class at a local show, without cacking my pants beforehand, falling off at the first fence in terror or being fearful of every combination
Any experiences/ideas?
I am desperate to do something with my girl again. Ok, not in the immediate future seeing as the little moo has only just come off box rest, but in the New Year, there's nothing more I'd like than to have the odd 'outing'
And that only leaves show jumping, our old friend
Over the past couple of years, Ellie and I have contented ourselves plodding round fun rides and popping some XC fences along the way, which is a huge achievement considering I said I'd never jump again, and I have also got myself to the point where I am reasonably happy to put up a little jump in the school and pop over it a couple of times. But that is as far as it goes!
Someone recently mentioned that I should go and get hypnotised to get rid of my fear of grids and doubles. I think what I have is some form of jumping claustrophobia, which makes sense as our accident occurred during grid work, and any attempts I made in the few outings we had afterwards before I gave up altogether tended to end in me pulling Ellie out before the second element of a combi - a definite rider collywobble! Has anyone here ever had hypnotism for a similar kind of issue, and does it work??
I have no illusions of grandeur; Elz and I are never going to be jumping Newcomers again, but I would like to be able to confidently enter the odd class at a local show, without cacking my pants beforehand, falling off at the first fence in terror or being fearful of every combination
Any experiences/ideas?
