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The entire world continues to grapple with the coronavirus pandemic and it has literally crept into almost all areas of life. One of those is sports, and at this point, most of the American public — of which sports are so interwoven into culture — is getting classic games fatigue. I mean, how many times can we watch Ohio State beat Michigan (okay don’t answer that)?
Believe it or not, having no sporting events to take part in or watch live is a real issue when it comes to upending people’s lives. It’s okay to be depressed or anxious over not having something so instrumental in your life taken away.
Good thing there are some ways to cope. USA TODAY posted a piece that provides three ways to deal with the loss of sports for fans that planned events and lives around their favorite teams and players.
You can watch the video yourself and take notes, but the three things recommended are as follows;
- Journaling – write down those things in your past that still live inside you. Remember those sporting events that you were a part of, right them down and re-live them.
- Move things out of your body – go outside, swing a bat or a golf club to move the negative energy that’s been stored up, much like Yoga or going to the gym does.
- Talk about it – speak to people about how you are missing athletic events, voice it out and discuss. It’ll make it that much better when it all comes back.
So try these things and maybe you’ll feel a little better. Or, go back and watch Ohio State take Michigan behind the woodshed again if that does it for you. Either way, never fear, sports will be back.