The Truth about Exercise Addiction : Understanding the Dark Side of Thinspiration.
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- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9781442233300
- 613.71
- RC569.5.E94S37 2015
Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 What It Is -- 2 What It Looks Like -- 3 Who Coined It? -- 4 How It Begins -- 5 What It Does -- 6 Why It Happens -- 7 What It Feels Like -- 8 What to Do about It -- 9 How to Approach Someone with a Problem -- 10 Frequently Asked Questions -- Appendix A: How to Get Help -- Appendix B -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Exercise addiction is often overlooked as a disorder because sufferers are seemingly engaged in a healthy behavior. But an obsession with working out insidiously interferes with emotional stability, social functioning, productivity at work--and it comes with serious physical health consequences. This book takes on exercise addiction from its symptoms to its treatment, including narratives from sufferers throughout.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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