Eating disorders and exercise addiction are closely related diseases that are common to long distance runners. I am one of these runners, and have spent years trying to fully overcome bulimia nervosa and an exercise addiction. I initially took an “abstinence” all-or-nothing approach to recovery, thinking that in order to be fully recovered, the obsessive thoughts were required to disappear permanently from my mind. I now realize this is not the case. Full recovery is possible, and looks very different than I could have imagined: running can be a
Running As a Tool For Eating Disorder Recovery
Running As a Tool For Eating Disorder…
Running As a Tool For Eating Disorder Recovery
Eating disorders and exercise addiction are closely related diseases that are common to long distance runners. I am one of these runners, and have spent years trying to fully overcome bulimia nervosa and an exercise addiction. I initially took an “abstinence” all-or-nothing approach to recovery, thinking that in order to be fully recovered, the obsessive thoughts were required to disappear permanently from my mind. I now realize this is not the case. Full recovery is possible, and looks very different than I could have imagined: running can be a