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Oct 09 2009

Sports psychology and its effects on playing sports

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One of the unique thing about sports is the mental aspect of the game.We have witnessed countless times athletes who have enough gifts to succedd in sports but failed miserably. The most common reason as to why they fail is because they have a weak mental toughness.Most of the times an inferior athlete was able to defeat them because the physically inferior player had a stronger mental attitude.This is the part where sports psychology can be used. It could teach players the right state of mind needed to achieve the peak of their performance.

In my sports psychologist San Diego practice I have seen athletes turn around their performance by applying some mental conditioning.An athlete who was once struggling with his performance was able to improve.  This was a direct result of applied sports psychology.

So there are two ways that psychology can help.  It can help in the mental aspect of their on field performance.  It can also help in the concentration and relaxation part of their game.

So as part of my San Diego family counselor practice there are many people who come in wanting to reach that peak performance. Their performance has shown a remarkable improvement when the techniques were applied.Of ocurse there are some cases which turned out to be unsuccessful.But almost all of the cases has been successful.

As strange as it sounds this area of psychology actually helps teens as well. But not necessarily regarding sports. The circumstances provided by adolescent years and trying to be successful in sports are just similar.  So this has helped teens in my anger management San Diego services as well.

If you are wondering why your performance is lacking then maybe this is what could help you improve.The mental tougness is oftentimes what brings success to a player rather than his/her physical gifts and abilities.  You can have the best athlete physically. Their performance will not be good or excellent if their mental strength is lacking.  Most success in life will be due to mental ability.

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Sep 26 2009

Anger & Depression - emotions which can wreak havoc if not given attention

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Depression and anger are both negative emotions.But they seem to be on opposite sides.One of the two emotions can be be seen by people exhibited by an affected person. And the other one is unnoticeable.

As a family counselor San Diego I have seen both emotions. Both of them if too serious need addressing.These are issues that cannot be left alone and ignored.In the case of anger you can hurt other people.You can harm yourself when depressed.

So let’s talk about anger first. Anger is a dangerous emotion.  It is a natural emotion that happens to everybody.  But sometimes people have it go too far.It looks uncontrollable at times.If you let it get the best of you then that’s a problem.But those times are the times when you must suppress it.Other people can be hurt physically or emotionally due to anger.  If it gets too much you need to seek some anger management San Diego.

The next emotion is called depression.  It is somewhat not as noticeable.Holding in their depression is one of the top reasons.  Sure it can get noticeable. The usual sign that someone already need to seek help is when it already becomes noticeable.  Why would someone need professional help?Because a severely depressed person can harm themselves and others around them.People hide it that’s why it is or can be dangerous.  If a person gets to the point of severe depression they need professional help such as depression counselor.

It can be hard on someone to deal with emotional problems.  Most people going through these types of problems feel like they can work it out.Or they feel like they can solve their problems on their own.But it is at that time that they need to seek help the most.It is unacceptable for them.  But when you are dealing with emotions that can bring harm to themselvesand others, you need to.

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