Shahn Mcknight (Shahn Donovan)
Bio
activist/advocate for those struggling with eating disorders, navigating being HIV+, suicidal thoughts and attempts and to bring awareness to mental health.
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Stories (2/0)
compulsive exercising? how & why can't I stop? How did I get here
I'm going to start this by saying, currently at this moment... it's very hard for me to sit still and write this rather than engage with compulsively exercising. It's hard to recognize that sitting still is much harder for moving for me because it causes me not to be able to use movement as a distraction and essentially as a form of dissociation (more on this later). as you read this, I hope if you identify, you have compassion with yourself and just remember to try your hardest to meet yourself where you are (something I've NEVER been good at/wonder if it will ever become a strength of mine). Let's dive in
By Shahn Mcknight (Shahn Donovan)3 years ago in Psyche
