sometimes I'm a big baby | Goals and Motivation | Forum

I'll share this, despite some embarrassment, because I bet I'm not the only one who feels this way sometimes.

Last week, as I was setting up the All-Access Pass, plus doing all kinds of high priority stuff at work, plus getting ready for a business trip, a family member of mine got sick.

I don't want to go into details except to say that it was serious enough to end up in the emergency room and to require a lot of extra time from me.  (All seems fine now!)

And to be honest, with all that stress, what concerned me most was:  How am I going to get my workouts in?

Selfish?  Yeah, kinda.

I haven't missed a scheduled workout in a long, long time.  I seem to never get seriously sick myself.  Plus, exercise is a huge stress reliever for me.  But NOT being able to exercise has become a SOURCE of stress.

I did manage to get my workouts in (just not at the planned times and in some cases with less intensity than I would have preferred because my mind and emotions were distracted).  It all worked out fine – I took care of all I needed to, I got to workout, etc.

But the way I handled it could have been better.  My obsession with exercise added stress, rather than reduced it.

I wonder if that's a sign of addiction?

Anybody else have similar reactions when life starts messing with their workouts?