i want to be able to accept setbacks as part of the journey
i recently got into climbing as a hobby thanks to my friend(s) who kept inviting me to go with them. it's been so long since i found something that made me feel excited, and the fact that it allows me to a) hang out with my friends, b) meet new people who share the same enthusiasm and interest, c) move my body more, and d) get dopamine hits whenever i'm able to send something is a combination that is very difficult for me to get through other activities.
and so it's very, very frustrating and disheartening that i seem to get injured very easily. i don't even go that often, but it seems like 4 out of 5 times i always leave the gym feeling severe pain somewhere in my body. it's always from a bad fall, too, which to me feels like something i have little to no control over.
my friends keep telling me i should learn to fall properly, but last week i had a "proper fall" according to them and my knee is still hurting from the fall.
i feel like i've always had an easily injured body, so this is not exactly news to me, but it's crushing nonetheless. it makes me wonder if i should stop altogether. i'm scared of injuring parts of my body to the point where it interferes with my daily life, and maybe it sounds like an exaggeration, but it breaks my heart to have found something this enjoyable that i can't seem to continue doing due to these circumstances.
i have yet found the right answer on what to do next. maybe i just have to wait until my knee fully heals and then try again, but... i don't know. i want to be able to accept setbacks as part of the journey, but it's hard when you're in the middle of the rough parts.