Neurosis and sport

I was asked how sport neurosis raises. Like any behavior and mood even those that limit significantly the life of a person arising from perceived distance between the expectations and the characteristics of the situation that is facing. If the self-efficacy is reduced and the indivual must to perform at the best level, then at this point it may arise a psychological disorder. Thorpe, the swimmer, wrote tha he hate the training but at the same time he was forced to find within himself the conviction to train with the intensity needed to win again the Olympics. He’s been very well written by Agassi, when during the game he decided that he would lose because he was no longer able to continue to play well, because he hated tennis. He said Schwarzer when he explained that he doped because it could no longer support the role he and everyone expected him to continue to play. These are the risks they face those who live the sport as the only way to reach the self-realization, it’s an extreme mental state which separates them from the others, with which often they do not share their fears. So they isolate themselves and their mind becomes a prison; doping, alcohol and drugs can all too easily become the only friends.

4 Responses to “Neurosis and sport”


  • Credo sia molto interessante individuare la “nevrosi da sport”, che poi, sicuramente è generalizzabile a tutte quelle situazioni in cui vi è un giudizio o un “punteggio” (vedi anche la scuola) e dunque un aspettativa che non è sempre in linea con la motivazione dell’individuo che sviluppa la nevrosi.
    Questo discorso può essere importante e di aiuto anche nelle squadre giovanili, in cui si preparano i nuovi talenti e non. Quanto sarebbe bello, salutare e vantaggioso se uno sportivo potesse parlare di questo con il suo coach o con uno psicologo?

  • Condividere con una persona per te importante convinzioni e timori è molto importante, ed è certamente un ottimo antidoto contro l’insorgere di problematiche che possono diventare croniche o trasformarsi in nevrosi.

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