Bigorexia

**EastCoast Highlander** · 12-15-2007, 07:13 PM

okay so i was bored and dug this up

im sure most of you know about this

Reverse Anorexia
Being preoccupied with muscle development may involve a disturbance in body image similar to anorexia. Bigorexia (muscular dysmorphia) is now affecting hundreds of thousands of men. For some men muscle development is such a complete preoccupation that they will miss important events, continue training through pain or broken bones, even lose their job rather than interrupt their physical development schedule. Curiously, these same men are not in love with their bodies. Despite a well developed physique they are unlikely to show it off and will shy away from situations that expose their bodies.

Muscle Dysmorphia
The term 'muscle dysmorphia' was coined in 1997 to describe this new form of disorder. Other people refer to the condition as 'reverse anorexia', and now more commonly 'bigorexia'.

TyrVadir · 12-15-2007, 08:09 PM

yea i first heard about that when a dipshit psyche told me i had it when i applied for the navy, except he called it megarexia, it is true though and while part of it is admirable part of it is sad, that people will let their whole lives go to waste for the sake of building muscle, not that building muscle is a bad thing but just cant let everything else slip.

bull_dawg67 · 12-16-2007, 02:17 PM

I think getting big is less of an addiction but more of a love and a passion. These people that devote their lives to getting big truelly love doing it and I think there is nothig wrong with doing what you love.

**moorey** · 12-16-2007, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by bull_dawg67

I think getting big is less of an addiction but more of a love and a passion. These people that devote their lives to getting big truelly love doing it and I think there is nothig wrong with doing what you love.

it is a state of mind where you can never feel big enough no matter what your size, its a double edge sword because it motivates you to train harder and stops you being complacent, but on the other side it can drive people to take risks and has ECH rightfully stated put their families, friends, girfriends, wives,jobs and health at risk

**EastCoast Highlander** · 12-17-2007, 06:35 PM

yep its a bit more than just wanting to be bigger, its to the extreme

**Sparky_dustin** · 12-17-2007, 06:43 PM

And sooner or later you'll end up looking like Greg Valentino

**Kirk** · 12-17-2007, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by moorey

it is a state of mind where you can never feel big enough no matter what your size, its a double edge sword because it motivates you to train harder and stops you being complacent, but on the other side it can drive people to take risks and has ECH rightfully stated put their families, friends, girfriends, wives,jobs and health at risk

thats some serious shit...

**EastCoast Highlander** · 12-17-2007, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparky_dustin

And sooner or later you'll end up looking like Greg Valentino

**Sparky_dustin** · 12-17-2007, 07:09 PM

Greg took it to the extreme and now he's fucked. From the way he talked in his documentary he made it sound like he was a normal guy and he still had some problem areas to bring up. To me that sounds like Bigorexia.

**EastCoast Highlander** · 12-17-2007, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Sparky_dustin

Greg took it to the extreme and now he's fucked. From the way he talked in his documentary he made it sound like he was a normal guy and he still had some problem areas to bring up. To me that sounds like Bigorexia.

well he did say that he felt like he was still small before he turned to synthol

**Sparky_dustin** · 12-17-2007, 07:12 PM

And he wasn't small.