If anxiety is keeping you from running, these strategies can help you handle it. RunnersAlliance
, 84% of women have been harassed while running. That harassment can make you feel unsafe and anxious, both while running and in everyday life.
And that's not unreasonable: Harassment is scary stuff, and it’s normal to feel a little apprehension about your safety. In fact, fear can be a good thing, since it can tip us off to a dangerous situation, says Adam P. Stern, MD, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. If you feel the hair on the back of your neck stand up as you cruise down a dark pathway, that’s useful. Pay attention to it. But not all fear is productive: If you’re ruled by fear, you might stop lacing up altogether . Here’s how to tell the difference, and how to not let fear rule your running.
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