u/bmoregirl19781

I have an almost paralyzing fear of falling and hurting myself. Maybe some of it is my age - 47 - because I know if I hurt myself it's going to be a slow comeback.

But it's starting to really hold me back. There are some great climbs that I can start and I know I am physically and technically ABLE to finish, but my fear of falling prevents me from finishing them. Like there is this V3 right now that I KNOW I can finish, but it's all big slopers and I keep picturing myself falling and slamming my face into every single one on the way down...so I end up chickening out and grabbing a handle like 2 moves before the finish.

My son keeps telling me to just allow myself to fall and I'll get over it once I learn to allow the fall, but I can't seem to do that. I just end up bailing out when I get too scared that I'm about to fall.

Anyone overcome a bigger than average fear of falling and if so, how did you do it?

I’ve been on GLP-1s for about 18 months. I have lost 40-ish pounds, but plateaued hard back in July 2025 and haven’t really lost anything since. I’m currently 183-188 depending on the day.

I rock climb 2-3x a week, do weight training, walk my dog, do yoga - I’m an active person. like a very active person.

A typical day of food for me is two fried eggs on Dave’s Killer Bread, a lunch of tuna salad made with cottage cheese with some fruit or pretzels, and a small portion of whatever I make for dinner. I have black unsweetened iced coffee throughout the day, as well as plenty of water. I do drink about 2-3 glasses of low calorie, low carb wine in the evenings.

no desserts, no snacks.

I see people eating SO much more food than I do and being less active, and they are still losing. Whenever I do this, I immediately gain weight, like 5-10 pounds in a couple weeks. I absolutely cannot eat more than I am eating or I will gain.

Now I have to stop sema because of money issues. I simply cannot afford it anymore. And I’m super worried about immediately gaining back what I’ve lost in the last year or so.

Anyone stop taking it and NOT gain? looking for success stories here. I’ll also take advice. Thanks!