[Rhetro]

I broke a couple ribs a few months ago. They're healed up but I've got some sort mental block holding me back. I love physival competition but I keep making excuses not to get back to training.

The few times I've been since the dr has cleared me I've been hesitant about rolling and I get super spazzy when I have pressure placed on my ribs - either from KoB or a bigger dude in side/mount. As I feel the pressure being applied it just freaks me out. It's kinda weird since I don't mind getting tapped... but this is different. Stays with me for days and makes me not want to train at all.

It's weird because I was back training just as hard after I hurt my arm. But there isn't really a way to protect your ribs like there is with an arm. I'm not afraid of the physical competition just of hurting my ribs again. My coach said I can take it easy and just do techniques and light rolling with smaller guys but that seems kinda chickenshit to me (even though here I am ducking training).

Just wondering if anyones ever experienced anything similar and how they got past it.