yeah tom i eluded to that trait of diving into triathlon with everything i got in my hobby poll post. Its tough to call it ocd (obsessive compulsive disorder) if its not universal in ones life. And like another poster, i could care less about the dishes, my dirty clothes etc.
There is such a thing as exercise addiction. Although, clinically, its not very common. Traits of an addiction to exercise could be that you exercise during an injury, while sick, compromising other aspects of you life such as family or career in order to train, etc. When i had a mole removed a couple of weeks ago, the doc said no swimming for 5-7 days---yeah i was in the pool the next day, and the day after that....
The difficult thing about exercise addiction, is that like workaholism, its supported. Some of the greatest athletes fit the model of being exercise addicts even if they may not be. Just because someone spends all of their time doing or thinking about an activity doesnt mean they are addicted to it. Priests arent addicted to God or church.
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