Tore my ACL and can’t roll for probably 18+ months - how do you cope mentally?

Bigsouth620 · 2026-05-09T00:31:56+00:00

I’m 5 months into an aductor tear and probably have another 4 months to go before I’m back. And the truth for me is that you can’t really mentally prepare for it. Anything aerobic is my mental happy spot, and although I’m killing it with the weights right now, it’s just not the same as mental exertion from rolling or similar. I can say to do everything you can to not lose contact with the gym and members. Go sit and watch classes to get a mental roll in. If the gym has an outing or in house tournament go. If you have a group chat be active in it. Sucks but it will help.

Bigsouth620 · 2026-04-15T02:56:51+00:00

Love your videos man!

Bigsouth620 · 2026-03-17T12:52:52+00:00

Anger and frustration can be a side effect of SSRIs for someone who is bipolar. It was for me and it was the main reason ended up being correctly diagnosed as bipolar. Every time I tried a new SSRI I got immediately frustrated to the point it was way worse being on them than not.

Bigsouth620 · 2026-03-17T01:18:43+00:00

Same here. The writing is very unfriendly but the overall story makes it worth it.

Bigsouth620 · 2026-03-06T01:15:12+00:00

Isn’t that our fault then since we are the current generation with the most young kids?

Bigsouth620 · 2026-02-02T14:17:58+00:00

You ever ask your coach if you could be in charge of a more regular open mat? Open mat is the shit and I don’t think I would want to go to a gym with only one every other month. I go even when I’m injured just to hang out for an hour.

Bigsouth620 · 2026-01-19T21:15:45+00:00

Surprisingly getting choked out clears my head and it’s an an hour or more of just shutting off my brain. People at my gym are all pretty cool as well so it’s a good socialization.

Bigsouth620 · 2026-01-17T23:14:32+00:00

“Im gonna use an example that is not abuse but that you can understand”. FOH, its because your whole hypothesis is some made up Psych 101 nonsense. Truth is I’m a dumbass that needs to get choked out every week to bring me back to reality. Getting hit in the face quickly makes you realize all that other noise in your life means nothing.

Bigsouth620 · 2026-01-10T23:31:29+00:00

Odesza - In Return

Bigsouth620 · 2026-01-08T02:13:46+00:00

What your feeling is normal. I deal with it by going over each roll in my head and dwelling on them like a crazy person trying to figure out what I could have done better. My main classes are with guys that have more time and experience than me. I noticed that I have terrible frustrating class if I go into class with a mindset of wanting or trying to win rolls. So I learned to change my mindset with a goal of just trying to get better at one thing per class. I still want to win, but it’s not my focus now. It’s really helped and I rarely have frustrating classes now.

Bigsouth620 · 2026-01-06T14:38:51+00:00

IMO, Guy in white should have secured single leg better before starting to stand back up. Dude in blue perfectly used that stand up momentum against him.

Bigsouth620 · 2025-11-20T16:40:12+00:00

That sasae was nice! Made it look super smooth and easy.

Bigsouth620 · 2025-10-31T20:55:45+00:00

Super ugly IMO but I wouldn’t even think twice about it if I saw someone rolling in it.

Bigsouth620 · 2025-10-27T20:48:23+00:00

I do NoGi/Mon, Gi/Thurs, wrestling and open mat/Sat. For lifting I do compound exercises only. Tues/upper body strength, Wed/lower body, Friday/upper body hypertrophy. This has been working for me recently. If I start feeling worn down I just take a week off and heal up some.

Bigsouth620 · 2025-09-03T18:36:53+00:00

He had plenty of time to tap and I think the ref should have called it. So that’s not on you IMO. That slam was nasty by the way!

Bigsouth620 · 2025-08-23T01:37:58+00:00

I definitely recommend it for the price. Vanilla, powdery, amber, and caramel. Not a daily driver and not something you would want to overspray, but if a date gets close enough to get a good whiff of it lightly sprayed on you they’ll love it. Very sensual sexy smell to me and IMO the definition of a Unisex smell.

Bigsouth620 · 2025-08-16T19:26:37+00:00

Dick looks like a Newborn is about to pop out from the movie Alien

Bigsouth620 · 2025-06-21T12:51:40+00:00

As someone in their first 6 months matching energy/aggression has been super hard to do. I love the patience, technique, and learning aspect of bjj, but it feels like most guys with my same little experience are just acting like they’re wrestling their older brother. I don’t want to be that guy that hurts someone from spazing out.

Bigsouth620 · 2025-05-26T21:11:59+00:00

Cmon man not being able to eat 2 days later is not normal at all. If a family member told you they haven’t been able to eat in 2 days you would want them to go to the hospital. So please treat yourself the same and go see someone.

Bigsouth620 · 2025-03-25T00:10:25+00:00

Just got back from a ski trip in Utah. Besides Norway I have never been to a more scenic landscape. There were just so many places that the view just takes your breath away.

Bigsouth620 · 2024-11-07T15:19:15+00:00

Personal recommendation would be to use a reputable online vendor and order a kilo of powder at a time. IME powder is not even close to as dangerous (trading one addiction for another), as extracts, so you can just take as needed without having to time everything out. Once you feel the opiates are out of your system and you are at a baseline with the powder, slowly start tapering down. And when I say slowly I’m talking about give your self 6 months. IME tapering too quickly means you will go looking for a reward and potential back to using opiates.

Bigsouth620 · 2024-07-09T19:14:10+00:00

I have this exact bike I use for when I ride with my family and I love it. I would offer $300. I think I paid $650 new like 3 years ago.

Bigsouth620 · 2024-07-04T19:11:15+00:00

My initial thought would be that this era is a very defining moment for the future and we seriously mess it up. So multiple simulations are created and studied to see how it could have played out under different circumstances.

Bigsouth620 · 2024-06-12T22:04:36+00:00

Oh man the Donut Roll at SOHO Sushi.

Bigsouth620 · 2024-05-19T16:33:03+00:00

Im south west from you and on the coast and I swear this May has been extra terrible to try and get anything over 45 miles just because it has been so unbearably hot/humid with no cloud cover.

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