Daily Mail Online : reported that How exercise addiction nearly killed one woman
Exercise addiction is a compulsive disorder in which a person feels the uncontrollable need to exercise excessively. Exercise addiction can occur independently from or in conjunction with other disorders such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia. Primary exercise addiction is more common in males and usually develops in response to the pleasurable effects of endorphins that are released during and after exercise. Katherine Schreiber, 28, from New York, struggled with body issues since elementary school and began an exercise addiction when she was a teenager. 2) Secondary exercise addiction This is a form of addiction in conjunction with another disorder, most commonly eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.
Men and women are equally at risk for exercise addiction, but men appear to be more affected by primary exercise addiction than women. Symptoms more often associated with alcohol or substance addiction including obsession, bodily harm and withdrawal effects are also found in exercise addiction. Exercise addiction is not officially classified as a mental health disorder, but those diagnosed can have similar signs and symptoms. The symptoms of exercise addiction can be both physical and psychological. They outlined two types of exercise addiction: primary and secondary.
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One woman's story of exercise addiction highlights the consequences
Men and women are equally at risk for exercise addiction, but men appear to be more affected by primary exercise addiction than women. Symptoms more often associated with alcohol or substance addiction including obsession, bodily harm and withdrawal effects are also found in exercise addiction. Exercise addiction is not officially classified as a mental health disorder, but those diagnosed can have similar signs and symptoms. The symptoms of exercise addiction can be both physical and psychological. They outlined two types of exercise addiction: primary and secondary.
How exercise addiction nearly killed 28yo Katherine Schreiber
While people may associate exercise addiction as another component to an eating disorder, Dr Hausenblas explained that the 'primary' type of exercise addiction isn't associated. Ms Schreiber's condition continued in her teenage years, until she thought she'd found a solution to her problem — exercise, exercise and more exercise. Restricting what she ate while continuing a strenuous exercise regimen, Ms Schreiber received professional help for her eating habits. "If I exercised, I could control that feeling," Schreiber explained to ABC News America. "[I] got into exercise in high school, started twice a week, then became three times a day."Her interest in exercise developed into an eating disorder.collected by :Lucy William
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