Inspiration - How Powerlifting Helped Me Cope with Anxiety (gwpl)

There is a beautiful moment that most strength athletes feel during a hard grind. The world goes silent; all of the screaming fades away, music dies out, and it’s just You. Whatever you are is in that moment, that moment when the weight stops moving. It only lasts for a second to the outside world—but to a lifter, it’s a lifetime. It’s one of the few times my mind goes completely silent, except for one voice that sounds a thousand years old; “Push. Don’t stop”. This voice knows I can lift the weight. It knows I won’t fail, won’t get injured, and won’t suddenly collapse from exertion. This is the voice that drowns out the others. The one that resonates with each clang of a barbell and silences the other negative voices.

 Länk.