u/reskort-123

Ive had some groin pain when playing for about 3 weeks now. First time it happened I didnt really listen to my body straight away and continued playing for a wekl before a properly rested it for about 5 days. I played a few times after that and it was fine, but felt it again 3 days ago and have been resting since. The pain is very mild and hardly noticeable in my day to day activities.

My question is what is the best way to ensure I recover as fast as I can? I mean rest of course is essential, but does that mean not put any sort of strain on it at all like a low intensity run for example? A few things I was thinking about were solo squash sessions, stretching, foam rolling, light weight training to strengthen the area, what should I be doing at the stage I am in

I have never been the type to get compliments at all, for the first 20 years of my life I dont think I genuinely got a genuine compliment from anyone. I always told myself that the reason im not confident is because of that.But as I grew more confident and being able to actually show my personality, style, humor I began to recieve some compliments and confidence boosting events.

What I did find is that these things definitely helped but it was not a fix, just a bandaid. I could spend days or weeks feeling good because something that has happened or something that has been told to me. After that period however I am right back to doubting myself. Even though these things are genuine and something I have been wishing for my entire life I still dont believe im good enough at some times.

So why would I feel that, and is this something normal to feel at times? I would definitely say that im more confident now than I was back then, but I still find me not backing myself enough when it comes to certain things.

So far most of the settings I have been in where I have had conversations with women have been in ones where it is likely they would be nice just to be friendly and nice out of interest. Places like work, social events where you go to meet people, sports clubs, all of these places are not someplaces you go to meet people to date.

Some of these interactions are started by them and some by me, and in both cases I cannot tell. There is the aspect of being interested at first but theres also whether they still are during the conversation if its going ok. I was never sufficiently sure that there are signs for me to escalate things in terms maybe asking for their contact. I know this is mostly a guessing game and you can never be sure, but im just unsure how to navigate these settings

I had my first session last week and it was for a particular issue I was trying to solve in my life that I needed guidance with. At the end of the session, they told me that I probably wont need many sessions because I am very intelligent.I am just wondering whether they would say something like this because they really think this or because of a hidden reason? Do therapists even say that sort of stuff?