Running can be a fantastic mental health tool but it can also be addictive if you're using it as a form of stress relief. This mental health awareness week, here's how to spot it.

Running for stress-relief: how running can become addictive

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Running for stress relief can spiral into exercise addiction

Does running allow me to process what I’m feeling and thinking? Or does it simply let me ‘detach’ and ‘bury’ it in my mind?

Running is a great coping mechanism... until it isn’t. 

Running for stress relief: are you running to escape intrusive thoughts rather than dealing with them?