Anxiety & Panic Attacks – Why we get them and what to do?

Elite athletes, like the rest of us, suffer from anxiety and panic.

Leading expert Joshua Fletcher explains what anxiety and panic are, where it comes from, and what we can do to overcome them.

Guest Bio

Joshua Fletcher is a psychotherapist who specializes in working with anxiety and panic disorder.

He is best known as Anxiety Josh across social media and has quickly become a renowned and reputable figure in the industry.

A self-confessed anxiety disorder ‘nerd’, Josh has a deeper level of understanding beyond the textbooks and training. He grew up in Manchester, UK, and was once diagnosed with crippling anxiety; suffering from panic attacks, agoraphobia, health anxiety, and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), as well as intrusive thoughts, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, and all the other ‘stuff’ that comes with a debilitating anxiety condition.

Main Topics

• Why do athletes experience panic attacks?
• How can your anxiety actually help you perform better?
• What should you do if you feel anxious before, during, or after a match?
• What’s the one mindset that will help you untangle anxiety?
• How can you find the balance between feeling pumped up before a match and becoming overly anxious?
• What can you do if speaking to the press makes you feel anxious and uncomfortable?
• What would Josh do if he was called onto a match to assist someone suffering from a panic attack?

Connect with Joshua Fletcher

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Additional Resources

• Anxiety: Panicking about Panic
• Untangle Your Anxiety
• Anxiety: Practical About Panic