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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dr. Nair isn't realy asking you to go cold turkey though, is she? 15 miles a week still allows you to get some running in. I can't promise that it would bring your period back, but it would certainly help with that.

I don't want to throw something else on the plate, but I wonder if, as you cut down on the running, it might be worth supplementing that change with some cognitive behavioral therapy. The running is obviously more than just exercise to you, so maybe addressing some of the underlying issues may make it easier to make a downward adjustment without increasing your anxiety. Because that's not a good thing to have, either.[/quote]

Ironically, I'm a psychologist (not CB therapist though) and of course you are right...the anxiety re: exercise is not healthy or normal.  But I've been working on it for years and still haven't come to full peace.  Have just learned ways to get in my run and not disrupt others' schedules.

CBT suggests changing the behavior first ... maybe this will be a good thing in the end? Part of me is excited to have this mandate b/c in the past only injury has kept me from running.  Can fill the time with hikes, sewing classes, going to all those doc. apts. But I'm just afraid it won't help or that I won't figure out how much is okay.  And thinking about it over and over is driving me a little nuts.  So I was just hoping to hear from others who might have made similar changes.[/quote]

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