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I think I have a problem!

1.5K views 7 replies 7 participants last post by  pennyring  
#1 ·
I have trouble committing to tricks when I'm sober.
I always chicken out and just do a 360 or a 50-50..

After a couple beers and redbull vodkas I'll throw down a decent looking 5 or 7 without hesitation. I'll also hit rails when I'm a little buzzed. I avoid the bigger ones when I'm sober.

My goal for next summer is work on my confidence, and find some buddies that want to hit park more!
 
#4 ·
So THAT's my problem!!! Seems I fucked myself as far as ever getting "steezy" by sobering up years ago! :dunno: :D
 
#6 ·
Nah, the issue is that thin line between buzzed and stupid! Lol.

Mostly, I just need to man up and go bigger the rest of the season and next year. Whenever I try something new I always hesitate before dropping in and freak myself out.

Just a matter of spending more time in the park I suppose.
 
#8 ·
I won't tease you on this because that's my life. Everything is terrifying right now. Lots of anxiety.

Anyway, I'm still learning. Like I mean, I just figured out how to link turns. Go me! :yahoo: But even that was terrifying.

It was so dumb. I was on the hill last weekend. First run. I KNEW I had the skill to do better, but I just couldn't make myself do it. It wasn't that I was scared to make a move and get hurt, it was that I was scared to go to a new level. It was out of my comfort zone.

So I went to the lodge, had a beer, pulled the stick out of my ass and just did it. Woot!

And then I could do it all afternoon just fine. No liquid encouragement needed. It just took the one beer to loosen up a little. Nothing wrong with that.

Can you do that? Do it once and know you can do it? Then no big deal, right?