Darts player Bob wants help with his anxiety when playing in big tournaments.

[@sunday272]

hi bob i will be cheering you all the way, andy the golfer

[@gunjanthapa4089]

thank you for the advice Sir.. god bless you

[@roflimjokes]

As a darts player this brought me to tears at several points. I can’t help but feel a parallel situation to Bob. The only thing that I would say is different is that I was also a professional gamer for a short time but I quit due to the extreme stress and panic attacks it was causing me :(. I always felt I wasn’t good enough even though every stat told me I was one of the best in the world. I’d literally have nightmares and wake up shaking and rocking in my bed, and it would take hours to fall back asleep. I had many many fans and I still felt I wasn’t good enough. Now that I’m trying something new (darts) I’m finding the same thing happening. I’m one of the best in my area but I simply can not perform in important events

[@zenandtheartofnlp]

Thank you for posting this comment. I can certainly feel your pain and I know many other people will resonate with it as well. Feel free to send me a private email, and I can point you towards some simple things that might help. [e-mail]

[@richardgray8680]

You are good enough, brother! Thanks for sharing.

[@gunjanthapa4089]

i feel exactly the same.. i play darts only in home.. and its been 1year i play webcam darts, in which i average around 80. but last week i played my first tournament and i played in front of 20people.. and i wasn't able to hit any thing..

[@edwardowen2036]

A problem I suffer before any game of darts

[@coops9871]

Fear of failure is very real, you need to control the adrenaline dump......

[@petecan9651]

Bob have you tried head phones playing music that will keep you in your world and as an excuse or a reason not to even acknowledge any world but your music your throw your game. Try it get some good ear phones Bose makes a great pair that will only let the sounds you want to hear heard. Then you can flip the coin and make everything and everybody part of your dart world so that your not throwing in front of people there throwing in front of you. Whatever you choose the art of the dart is seldom perfect but art never is enjoy it till you don’t and don’t till you do. Peace

[@zenandtheartofnlp]

Pete these are some great thoughts. Thank you.

[@roflimjokes]

It’s literally illegal in darts events which is the hard part. Many people use head phones at home to drown out kids or family members while practicing, but that’s the problem. No headphones in tournaments

[@david_dzida8]

Just drink some wine and relax, its work