All the surfers out there please helpp!!!?

Question

i feel stupid asking this but umm im sixteen years old and ive been surfing ever since i was 11...yesterday i was out surfing with my girlfrends and everything was going fine until i totally lost balance and crashed in the water.. it really wasn’t a big deal i only got a cut on mi leg and thats it but for some resone i was kind of scared to go back and try again which is really weird because i have wiped mannnnnnyyy times before and it never really got me scard to the point where i was scared to go and try again and this fall wasn’t the worst fall that i have had.. i tried going again at around a later time alone but every time i had the chance to catch the wave i would chicken out and let it go. why am scared to go back, what should i do to get over it..has this ever happened to any of you...

Answer 1

Yeah, especially after a huge beef! haha  Naw jus wait 4 your cut to heal and go at it.  zach not vannessa

Answer 2

haha yea ive had the same problem lots of times. i get heaps underconfident and then my surfing turns to ****. you just need to push through it. once you catch a mad wave and realize how fun it is again you'll get over it. maybe you should just try a nice easy wave before you hit the big ones again just to get your confident back up. good luck!

peace!

Answer 3

this actually happened to me the day i snapped my board. so i went bodysurfing and totally bailed and bashed my face all scraped up and my lip was like a baloon lol. but anyways i was all nervous and backed out of a bunch of waves but all of sudden i decided just to go for it and i think i bailed to lol. the point is just ******* do it once you do all your fears will go away and ull probably bail ur first time but honestly who cares people bail all the time

Answer 4

I don't want to play analyst, but there may be a more significant psychological component involved in your problem. If you are unable to overcome this sudden fear, there may be some non-surfing related issues that are manifesting in this seemingly unreasonable fear.

My advise is simple (even if it sounds kind of harsh). Get over it and go surfing! If you just can't, then you need some help that goes beyond the stuff you get on line.

Answer 5

well, once you hit your head you wont be scared anymore, cause you probably wont remember much either

Answer 6

Hi b,

I have recently just recovered from a broken ankle that occurred from surfing. I had 3 pins and two wires put in, was in   a cast for 8 weeks and on crutches for close to 3 months. I wasn't able to surf for over 6 months and have only just come good in the past 6 weeks.

I like you was pretty nervous to ride again and having it all happen again. I took it easy and slowly eased back into it. I am now back into it. I still have flash backs of hitting the deck and breaking it, however try and not let that get in the way.

Take your time with it. Keep going out though and think about all the times you wiped out and DIDN'T hurt yourself. Think of all the good things that have happened when you have surfed. Freak accidents will happen.

I have been surfing for a few years now and have been in hospital about 4 times. Mainly fin cuts (one through the side of my ear) however I have had a lot of amazing times in the water.

start back in some smaller waves, build your confidence back up and then get back out there. It may take time, but you will get through it.

good luck

mesurf

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Answer 7

It probably happens to everyone to some extent.  The difference with your wipeout this time was that you hurt yourself.  You just have to work through it.  If sometimes get a little sketched out when it gets big and steep but a couple of weeks a go I made myself go out and surf in head high closeouts just so I could get used to taking a beating.  Really helped out.