Re: [emrat:9913] Checking in...

Hi ya, Chris, I echo what others have said.  Please do not feel embarrassed to bring up this subject.  It is generally best to talk through these sorts of things to try to get a handle on the source of the anxiety.  While I have not had this thought when on my bike, I went through similar feelings years ago when I took up skiing after college.  I have always had a fear of heights and it was many years of skiing before I finally could relax on a lift.  In those early years I listened to music while on the lift and looked up not down to avoid getting queasy and light headed.  I still insist on the bar being down and try to be on an outside seat and hang on for dear life.

I hope you get back to being comfortable on your bike, we'll miss seeing you on the trips but keep on coming to the meetings as we'll be happy to see you.

On Mon, Jul 24, 2017 at 3:35 PM, Chris Peltz <peltz.chris@gmail.com> wrote:

I don't normally get into too many personal things on this group, but I consider you my family and wanted to share an experience that I had this week during the Triumph in the Rockies. If you don't know me, you can delete this email. :)

First, I am safely back home, physically at least. However, during the trip, i experienced a set of extended panic attacks that started on the second day of the trip and lasted until I got home. These attacks manifested themselves in what I call an "endless loop" of one bad thought and nothing else...in this case, of crashing and killing myself, followed by the realization that I have to give up motorcycling if I make it back home in one piece. If any of you were on any part of a  ride with me, you may have noticed I was a bit "off" (ok, more "off" than usual :) ), and it was related to this.  

I hesitated in sending something to this group, but realized that part of my "loop" was having to face the embarrassment of what happened to me. I figured the best way to face that part of the fear was to get it out there in the open. I also wanted to ask for your prayers (if you believe or don't believe in any kind of deity) as I work through this. At this time, I am pretty shaken up and I don't know really know what's next...I will take it one day at a time.

It was great seeing many of you this weekend and I do hope I will be able to get back on a motorcycle soon. For now though, my well being is top priority and I have to do some soul searching to understand why this happened.

Thanks for listening!

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