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When exercise becomes self-punishment disguised as self-care

My trainer keeps pushing me harder but I think I'm addicted to the punishment because it's the only time I feel like I deserve good things.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The need to earn worth through suffering has infiltrated physical practice, corrupting its potential for genuine nourishment.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Movement and exercise — principles?”

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