- Jul 29, 2021
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i need some advice on how I’m feeling and if it’s normal. To give some background info in gr 12 I planned on being done but ended up staying a year after I graduated high school because I switched groups to an awesome coach. I told myself that would be my final year. Then my coach suggested another year and I said yes. I promised myself this would be my last year. I probably had the best season I’ve ever had and it seemed like the perfect way to end my gymnastics journey.
I decided to train one month into this summer just so I could have a bit of fun and play. I know have 2 weeks left of gymnastics before I’m done and I feel so upset. I feel disconnected from the world. I cry I’m angry and I just don’t feel like me. I love gymnastics I love my teammates and I love my coach.
Knowing that in just 2 weeks all go from seeing them everyday to seeing them once a week when I coach my rec group kills me. Especially because I’ve built such a special bond with my coach these last two years and now I’m just going to become a memory. I’ve watched it happen to so many kids that have quit, the practices keep moving and eventually your forgotten. I’m so sad that I’m going to lose this special bond I have with my gym family.
Every time I think about retiring I start thinking about how I can come back. And how I could totally do another year. I feel like the only reason I’m retiring is because my parents no longer want to pay for it and I am a full time nursing student. But the thing is I know I could make the school thing work as I did it all through my first year. Is it normal to feel like you want to come back like this. Does this mean I’m not ready to be done? How do I deal with something like this.
I’m also really worried I’m going to become depressed. I want to stay and shape and go to the gym but every time I go to the gym it just makes me sad because it’s not gymnastics. I’m also worried about my school because this year was my first year of nursing school and it was incredibly stressful but gymnastics always gave me something to look forward to. Idk I guess I’m just looking for some insight and opinions.
I decided to train one month into this summer just so I could have a bit of fun and play. I know have 2 weeks left of gymnastics before I’m done and I feel so upset. I feel disconnected from the world. I cry I’m angry and I just don’t feel like me. I love gymnastics I love my teammates and I love my coach.
Knowing that in just 2 weeks all go from seeing them everyday to seeing them once a week when I coach my rec group kills me. Especially because I’ve built such a special bond with my coach these last two years and now I’m just going to become a memory. I’ve watched it happen to so many kids that have quit, the practices keep moving and eventually your forgotten. I’m so sad that I’m going to lose this special bond I have with my gym family.
Every time I think about retiring I start thinking about how I can come back. And how I could totally do another year. I feel like the only reason I’m retiring is because my parents no longer want to pay for it and I am a full time nursing student. But the thing is I know I could make the school thing work as I did it all through my first year. Is it normal to feel like you want to come back like this. Does this mean I’m not ready to be done? How do I deal with something like this.
I’m also really worried I’m going to become depressed. I want to stay and shape and go to the gym but every time I go to the gym it just makes me sad because it’s not gymnastics. I’m also worried about my school because this year was my first year of nursing school and it was incredibly stressful but gymnastics always gave me something to look forward to. Idk I guess I’m just looking for some insight and opinions.
