Sports addiction is a condition in which the affected individual feels a compulsion to engage in sports or exercise, regardless of any negative impact it may have on their physical and mental health and on other aspects of their lives. The benefits of exercise are widely known, and in today's society - where the obesity epidemic is a huge (and growing) problem claiming tens of thousands of lives each year - the idea that people can suffer (and even die) as a result of too much exercise seems a bizarre one. However, people who suffer from an addiction to exercise are either unable to recognize the limit beyond which healthier exercise becomes something much more harmful, or can recognize that limit but cannot stop themselves from crossing it. Exercise addicts are forced to perform excessive amounts of physical activity, adversely affecting their physical and mental well-being and possibly to the detriment of their personal and professional/academic life one and their financial security. Often associated with eating disorders and/or substance abuse disorders, and with behaviors often symptomatic of other mental illnesses and disorders as well, sports addiction is often difficult to diagnose. Nevertheless, there is little doubt that the behaviors that characterize sports addiction can be dangerous and even deadly in the worst cases, and that anyone suffering from it should seek help as soon as they feel able to acknowledge their condition.
Treatment BeterKlinic
BeterKliniek is the clinic for Integrative Medicine that bridges regular and non-regular medicine.
An van Veen (physician) and Michael van Gils (therapist) look for the cause of a condition or disease. That is where the treatment starts otherwise, as people often say, it is 'carrying water to the sea'. We call this cause medicine. Sometimes it is also desirable to treat the symptoms (at the same time). We call this symptom medicine.
Chronic disorders often have their cause in epi- genetics. You can schedule a free informative telephone consultation (phone number 040-7117337 until 1 p.m.) at BeterKliniek to discuss your symptoms so that we can provide you with further advice.
