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When fitness becomes self-punishment

I love the feeling of lifting heavy weights but I've started doing it to punish myself for eating and I know that's not healthy but I can't stop.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Physical discipline transforms from self-care into self-harm when it serves emotional regulation rather than health.

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