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Exercise and Physical Activity?

deleted_user
deleted_user
Hey everybody - I was just wondering if anyone else experienced a lessening in urges when they are consistently exercising or being physically active?

I hit a real low over the last week and had to kick my own ass (pardon the language) into gear to pull myself out before I bottomed out. So...I started working out...religiously. Prior to my doing this the urges were getting very strong and I almost killed my pull free count.

Since I've started working out every day though the urges have taken a hike for the time being.

Just curious

~hugs
deleted_user
deleted_user
Thank you for sharing that with us! My son has really bad ADHD and his counselor said he should stand up at his desk to do his homework. Best advice we ever had! He's so much more focused when he stands.
fiercelyfighting
fiercelyfighting
Hi! Sorry I didn't actually read through all the replies, but I just wanted to say that whenever I had the urge to pull, I would get down and do 10-20 pushups. It helped me be able to do more pushups which was awesome, and it also destroyed the urge. It was really good except I didn't enforce it as much as I should have.

Also I'm a rower and physical activity DEFINITELY decreases the urge to pull. I don't feel the need to pull for hours after and it gets so much stress out and makes me feel accomplished.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Yes exercising does help. I saw an acupuncturist about trich and she told me that trich is irritated energy and that I needed to put that energy into exercising. She told me the more tired I would feel the less likely I would pull. Come to think of it whenever I am very tired i don't have energy to pull. Is that the same for you guys?

Good for you, keep training...