Gym phobia/anxiety since covid break, I can't shake. Anyone else got past it?

Used to be very fit. Have definitely been 20kg overweight for a while, but always went to the gym 3-4 times a week.

Pre-covid, had an excellent PT who held me accountable and kept me going. Saw him for 5 years. Post covid he moved out of the PT world and I somehow lost motivation to go and never got it back.

I've tried so many times to get back into it. Paid for a full year of gym membership last year and didn't go once. Every weekend I was like, this is the weekend, I have to go in..but I can just never push myself to go. It's some weird anxiety I've developed over it. Maybe even a fear of failing, so I'm avoiding starting? I don't know but all I feel is anger towards myself for not being able to bring myself to go. Like extreme anger. I feel like the lack of exercise obviously impacts my ability to lose.

My husband works a very physical job, so doesn't need to do extra exercise..but I just wish I had someone to go with, to push me.

Anyone been able to get over this and get back into it? It's been 4 years since I last went 😫😭.

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