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When injury reveals how dependent you've become on exercise

I finally found an exercise routine I love but then I got injured and now I feel depressed and lost without it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Physical activity can become so central to emotional regulation that its absence exposes the fragility of wellness-dependent identity.

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