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Patient wants to attempt a heavier bench but cannot bring themselves to ask the gym bro at the next rack for a spot. Has rehearsed the sentence eleven times internally. Has now loaded a weight that is objectively safe. Has failed to progress in six weeks. Will, again, not ask.
Chronic. The sentence has been rehearsed 400+ times lifetime.
None. Solo training has plateaued.
Patients with Advanced Spotter Request Anxiety typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Advanced Spotter Request Anxiety — an advanced condition cataloged for archival purposes and shared for patient use. No prescription exists. No intervention has been shown effective. Recognition is the primary benefit of diagnosis.
Formal name: Horror petitio auxilii. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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