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Why extreme endurance can feel like medicine rather than punishment

My therapist says my ultramarathon running is self-harm but it's the only time my anxiety completely stops and I feel peace.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

What appears as self-destruction may be the psyche's crude attempt at self-healing.

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