What actually makes something unpleasant?
Sometimes remembering all the past anxieties that did not materialize can help put the present one into perspective, which you may doing as you remind yourself to return to the present.
The 10 sec count down before a WOD is when my anxiety is at its peak. This disappears seconds into the workout.
FWIW I find listening to a good podcast removes me from the feeling of cardio exertion.
It's been years since I did cardio without something playing in my ears! It does help.
Sometimes remembering all the past anxieties that did not materialize can help put the present one into perspective, which you may doing as you remind yourself to return to the present.
The 10 sec count down before a WOD is when my anxiety is at its peak. This disappears seconds into the workout.
FWIW I find listening to a good podcast removes me from the feeling of cardio exertion.
It's been years since I did cardio without something playing in my ears! It does help.