on formative psychology/neurochemistry

[danaeris]

From the age of 6 to 16, I figured skated a lot. Exercising nearly every day from probably age 9 to 16. I was very active obviously, and I KNOW my body does not act normally w/ respect to exercise... for instance, I would skate, get home 30 minutes later, and crash pretty much right away. That's supposedly not natural, but I had no sleeping problems before college.

I'm only just now wondering what kind of impact that had on my neurochemistry. Maybe I need to exercise 5 days a week in some intense way to be a well adjusted individual. Do you think that's even possible?

I don't know anything about the way the environment interacts with our eventual neurochemistry, but I know that it does. Any thoughts on the impact my active life may have had on my neurochemistry and/or psychology?

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[auros]

Hmm. I know exercise, for most people, can have anti-depressant effects, but I've never heard of it creating an addictive / dependant sort of situation.

As for the crashing thing -- if it's abnormal, then I'm abnormal too. I always have preferred to do exercise at the end of the day, then just shower, have a snack, brush teeth, and go to bed. I did that frequently while I was interning at M$, because I often had free food available during the day, so I didn't need as large a dinner as I usually eat. *g*