What to Do When Your Friends Don’t Support Your Fitness Goals
Sometimes we find ourselves in situations where others don’t support the ideas and plans we have. It’s completely fine when this is coming from total strangers, but when our friends and family don’t support our goals, it’s a real tragedy for us.
It’s normal. We need love and support from our friends because every single person out there is a social being and needs approval from the others. We might feel independent and strong, but everything we do is to gain approval and show our qualities. Read a little more about it here.
If you’re facing a similar situation, read this article to see how you’re supposed to react.
Understand their reasons for conflict
If your friends don’t support you in your fitness goals, then there must be a reason for this. The reason most often is called jealousy. Living a healthy life and building the body you and everyone else loves can only be a motive for joy. However, not everyone has the strength to live such a life. The answer when someone else is doing it can often be negative.
The reason for this is in the deeper subconscious. We’re programmed to see as negative everything we’re unable to do. People that lack empathy will immediately call your goals wasting time or doing the completely wrong thing. They’ll always find something better for you to do. Most often, this other thing will be similar to what they are good at, so they can make you feel less successful.
Explain your thoughts
If you happen to have friends who really love you, they’ll like to know your thoughts on the subject. Explain what you’re thinking about. Tell them what you need and what you would like to do. A good friend will try to understand no matter what …