Bigorexia?

[juice20]

I was wondering if anyone is familiar with a disorder called bigorexia?It is also known as reverse anorexia.Characteristics of the disorder are obsession with working out to the point where it is not fun, thinking about it constantly, and changing things in your life to fit around your training schedule.Basically it totally consumes you.No matter how much progress you make it is never good enough.It wasnt until today in the gym when my friend told me I am getting to obsessed with working out. That is when I realized I have a serious problem. I just quit my new job last week because my strength was dropping do to hard work my job demanded.Has anyone heard of this disorder or been through it themselves?

 

[diamonddiceclay]

there are books about this-the most well known is called the adonis complex

 

[BigAndy69]

I call it dedication. lol

Yes, we all have it to some degree. BBing is very demanding, and I think that we should make the distinction between dedication and obsession. There's a very fine line...

What's the first thing you think about when you hurt yourself or come close? Am I going to be able to do legs or can I train shoulders?

I don't think this is necessarily bad because it's not that harmful. If you decide to not party because you want better gains and intensity in the gym, many ppl would consider it an obsession. But in this case, it's not harmful (possibly socially) but that is dedication.

Suppose you quit school because you are thinking to much about BBing and you need more time to train and eat, that's obsession.

 

[Diesel22]

Yeah it's true. There's an article on bigorexia at my gym. It's a dysmorphic complex. I still think I'm small when I look in the mirror and my arms are over 18 inches and I weigh about 200lbs. But see I'm not quitting my job....then again I am a personal trainer....forget that....but I don't miss my classes for the gym....well only sometimes. Anyway you probably won't get any support here. Just don't go knocking over liquor stores for juice...

 

[trial0r]

you mean to say that its not normal for us to want to be 5'7" 410 lbs. @ 8%? im pretty sure everyone here "suffers" from it...of course by "suffers" i mean works out, gets big, gets chicks, gets laid and the other side effects of the horrible disease.

 

[c17alkylated]

It's actualy called Dysmorphia. Some kid in one of my classes did a paper on it. It is pretty much where you have an unrealistic view of yourself and no matter how big you get you look in the mirror and see the skinny guy that started lifting years ago.

 

[liquidmuscle]

hi my name is liquid and i have muscle dysmorphia,,

 

[Thaibox]

I definately have it. I'm right on the border of dedicated and obsessed. People say I'm big as hell, but I compare myself to hardcore lifters, so I think I'm a runt. But, I know dudes that are addicted to pain killers, meth, bud, and some that drink like fish everyday. Lifting is the best addiction I can think of.

 

[Nathan]

I have it I'd say but working is still fun and gets funner and funner the bigger, leaner, and stronger I get. I'm an obsessive compulsive and trust me, there are worse things you can obsess about than eating right and exercising.

 

[heavy only]

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