Everytime I'm at a demonstration with a lot of police violence like lots of Palestine demonstration I get very nervous, my heart starts racing, my knees get weak and my breath becomes short. I even get it when watching videos of police violence or when I see SWAT team busses outside of demonstrations. I'm not the only one that feels that way but others that I see at every demonstration deal with it better, I feel like. They can get in the zone better. So do you have tips?
Have you always had this experience at demonstrations or did it start after you'd been to one or some? Is this a post traumatic stress reaction?
I sorta had the same before going to demonstrations, I remember watching a video about police taking away skateboards from playing kids and being mad about it. Akthough it's not the same.
It sounds like anxiety then. Others in this thread have given helpful tips. If they don't work for you, maybe there are other ways of participation to help further the cause. Wishing you the best.