Afraid to get back on

[crazycanuck]

Sundial...this thread is over 4yrs old...the OP's never posted since....

[sundial]

Sundial...this thread is over 4yrs old...the OP's never posted since....

Aw gee I did it again.

[redrhodie]

Aw gee I did it again.

I wonder if she ever got back on? Poor thing.

[stella2]

I must say I am very glad of your 'mistake' Sundial. I only began learning to ride very recently at age 51 and, due to some health problems following the first couple of weeks, the gaps between riding sessions were growing from a day or two, to a week or so and I started becoming anxious and putting it off! Now I am writing this at 3am UK time as I'm in hospital having had surgery today and can't sleep. It will probably be a couple of months before I can get back on my bike again and no doubt I'll be scared to death by then

Sundial reminded me about singing. I used that as a strategy when I was learning to ride a horse (in my 40s), but I had forgotten all about it! It helps regulate breathing (it's common to hold our breath when doing something we are finding difficult or anxiety provoking), provides rhythm and is cheery

Now I have that in my plan for when I'm back on board

I hope the OP got back on. Maybe she found a different activity she preferred though.

[hebe]

I had missed your posts Stella, I hope you make a full and fast recovery from your surgery.

I am sure that you will be fine back in the saddle. My rides are completely dependent on me getting childcare, which means either the weekend (which scared me for a while as I'm used to empty weekday streets) or when I pay to put dd in creche, which I can't justify more than once or twice a week, and then there's always cleaning and other things fighting for that time too I know what it feels like to put a ride off through nerves. Perhaps if you promise yourself that you'll just do a quick straight ride with no bends or hills? Don't worry about wobbling, I always wobble for the first hundred yards or so but it all comes back within minutes.

[stella2]

Thanks Hebe, I know I'll be fine when I get back into the swing. It helps to tell myself that there is no rush, no date by which I have to be performing at a certain level. I'm doing it for enjoyment only, with the bonus hopefully of it helping fitness.

I have just arrived home. Tucked up on the couch with a blanket watching Loose Women and still feeling pretty out of it. It's lovely to be home with my man, my Dog, and within sight of my Pashley

[Bike Writer]

Stella, glad to hear you are home and doing well, wishing you a speedy recovery. Feel better soon

[sundial]

....I'm in hospital having had surgery today and can't sleep. It will probably be a couple of months before I can get back on my bike again...

I hope you are doing well in your recovery and that you're listening to those cheery songs to put you in the mood for riding your beautiful Pashley. Let us know how you are doing when you feel up to it. My thoughts are with you, Stella.

[stella2]

Bless you girls five days on and I'm feeling better than expected, so I'm hoping it may be weeks rather months before I can have a little ride!