No matter how he ate or exercised, he never felt muscular enough. Then he hit rock bottom

Fitness can offer health benefits and provide community, but it can also become an obsession. Moyo Studio/E+/Getty Images

George Mycock’s fitness routine had gotten out of hand.

The 22-year-old was terrified of putting on body fat but eager to develop more muscle. He tracked his food so thoroughly that he was weighing lettuce leaves. And he was exercising –– way too much, in fact.

“If I halved it, I’d still probably be doing the same, if not more, than what anyone else I knew who was going to the gym,” Mycock said.

As hard as he worked, he never felt satisfied. On the contrary, he often felt like he just didn’t have the discipline or character to reach his ever-changing body goals. He felt like a loser.

Then he found himself pulling away from his friends at university and increasing