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Why exercise injury feels like losing your identity

I started running to lose weight but now I'm injured and can't run and I feel like I'm losing myself along with my fitness.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Physical activity has become the primary source of self-worth rather than one component of holistic wellbeing.

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