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People who formerly had Anxiety issues. What worked for you? (lemm.ee)

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I think I had PTSD from a few interactions with violent people. I realized I was afraid of being close to people, afraid to touch people, so I took Jiu-Jitsu classes for a few months. It felt good to get some new positive experiences with people and to push myself, I realized I'm not so fragile and vulnerable. I stopped practicing when COVID hit and I had an unrelated inquiry, but I feel like the benefits really stayed with me.