Sup /fit/, didn't see anything about this in the sticky so I figure it'll make a good thread.I have really bad Agoraphobia, and the thought of going to a public place packed with sweaty people all in view of each other makes me feel nervous and like vo

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/fit/izen 02/05/16 (Fri) 16:36:19 No.85301

Sup /fit/, didn't see anything about this in the sticky so I figure it'll make a good thread.

I have really bad Agoraphobia, and the thought of going to a public place packed with sweaty people all in view of each other makes me feel nervous and like vomiting. So, so far I've avoided going to the a gym at all despite my desire to not be a scrawny shit anymore.

For the past year I've been doing Calisthenics on and off out of a book called "Convict Conditioning" (cringey title, but the info inside seemed decent at the time), but something never felt right whenever I've worked out this way, especially in the bones (poor posture?). Due to that I ended up stopping sometimes for a month at a time, thus hurting any progress I might've really made.

However, recently I used my friend's 25lb dumb bell for a minute when I was over at his place, and the action of lifting something that way actually felt GOOD rather than the rough/wrong feeling I was get doing push ups and such.

So I'm now interested in investing money in buying home equipment, so I can actually work out at home without suffering the same way I do when I go to work. The problem is that I still live with my parents for economic reasons, and they've never been keen on things taking up space at all (for example: refusing to allow me to buy an exercise bike with my own money as a kid). So I need equipment that can all go into a storage box in our closet or garage when I'm done with it.

Anyone else here have a home gym like this, or could anyone point me in the right direction?

tl;dr, If you're not interested in reading all that crap I just typed out:

-I'm agoraphobic and can't go to the Gym

-Calisthenics don't feel right for me

-I need space-saving equipment that can be stored in a box when I'm done with it

-Looking for some recommendations as to what I should buy.

/fit/izen 02/05/16 (Fri) 17:46:08 No.85309

Is your agoraphobia self-diagnosed?

If so, you're a faggot for making shitty excuses and taking yourself seriously.

If not, your only option is a home gym and you will get anything worthwhile that you can put in a box

/fit/izen 02/05/16 (Fri) 18:02:15 No.85311

>>85309

It was until before a few months ago, but I've known the name of my condition for years now. You don't need a doctor to tell you that you feel generally terrible and sick whenever you're around people in public.

I will however agree I'm a faggot for not trying to force through it anymore. However, that's part of the reason I want to try to get healthy, the more I improve my well-being in general, the better off I am.

/fit/izen 02/05/16 (Fri) 18:33:00 No.85313

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>>85311

Get a diagnose or you're literally being a faggot that uses a phobia as a reason to avoid the gym.

My body has made me feel like shit multiple times probably just to avoid me destroying all it's muscles in the gym but I kept persisting and now the gym feels fucking great.

You will think you have your shitty autism speck or whatever until you actually go lift seriously and see the results for yourself and tell yourself that you have no such disability.

/fit/izen 02/05/16 (Fri) 18:46:31 No.85314

>>85313

>It was until before a few months ago

I know English isn't your first language, but you understood exactly the opposite of what I said.

/fit/izen 02/05/16 (Fri) 19:00:12 No.85315

Ever think about drugs OP? There is a very mixed opinion of anti depressants and such but I feel as though they have helped me tremendously. Anyway, I think a sandbag could be something you would want. It's cheap to make and you could lug it just about anywhere. The only issue really is the one I have is 100lbs and I have a decent strength base to begin with so you may just need to cut on the weight and find a smaller bag.

/fit/izen 02/05/16 (Fri) 22:46:17 No.85338

>>85315

Until he's diagnosed by someone with a fucking PhD he shouldn't be taking anything, especially mind-altering drugs. He's probably just another limp dicked pussy brought up by helicopter parents who never let him walk 200 ft down the street without constant contact via walkie talkie, who never learned to socialize, and thinks his dysfunctional fear of it is a mental disorder.

drugs that mess with brain chemistry are nothing to fuck with. there's a significant portion of people who go on anxiety or depression meds and their sex drive is completely annihilated, but because of the drugs fucking with their brain, they think that's acceptable and even prefer it. that's straight fucked. I'm okay with alcohol, recreational drugs that change your perceptions for an hour or two, whatever. but taking something that alters your mind SO fundamentally that you lose the want of one of life's greatest pleasures, and then think you're okay without it, is goddamn degenerate. No, it doesn't happen to everyone, but the possibility being there is enough to make me avoid it no matter what.

plus if you look at any public figure who began their career natural, and then started taking anti-depressants or similar drugs, they always started out fucking hilarious and creative and beloved by their target audience, and then when they go on drugs they lose it all. They become unfunny douche-canoes, usually sell out and shill for massive corporate entities, and have no strong opinions on anything because that would be too stressful.

the shit changes your entire personality. you can't convince me that someone on brain-chemistry-altering medication is even the same person anymore. they're like a grinning empty shell with a smattering of memories from their previous life.

/fit/izen 02/05/16 (Fri) 22:51:20 No.85339

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