Strava and mental health

[Milzy]

My friend has deleted his Strava account over 20 times in the last 12 months. He opens up a fresh account and sends requests out all over again.
Any head quacks know why?
I believe he has a self loathe issue and will never be happy with his performance. Maybe people like that should just ride without recording!?

 

[Welsh wheels]

My friend has deleted his Strava account over 20 times in the last 12 months. He opens up a fresh account and sends requests out all over again.
Any head quacks know why?
I believe he has a self loathe issue and will never be happy with his performance. Maybe people like that should just ride without recording!?

Have you broached the subject with him?

 

[Banjo]

At least your friend goes through short periods of non strava sanity before relapsing and signing up again.

 

[Will Spin]

Perhaps he's just trying to confuse Theresa's surveillance agents.

 

[jefmcg]

Have you broached the subject with him?

Be careful with your phrasing. Don't start with "Are you mentally ill?"

 

[iateyoubutler]

I only use it to log my yearly mileage, the rest is just a bit of fun. If I get some fake awards in the meantime then all well and good

 

[GrumpyGregry]

What are the odds of us being able to answer?

 

[Drago]

Just had to google it. Interesting, but not for me.

 

[GrumpyGregry]

Just had to google it. Interesting, but not for me.

What, mental health?

 

[Welsh wheels]

My friend has deleted his Strava account over 20 times in the last 12 months. He opens up a fresh account and sends requests out all over again.
Any head quacks know why?
I believe he has a self loathe issue and will never be happy with his performance. Maybe people like that should just ride without recording!?

He may have issues, and maybe he should stop using Strava but not a lot you as a friend can do about that really. At least while he's riding, he's getting fit and healthy and getting outdoors. There are worse addictions.

 

[Milzy]

One time I asked about it. He says when he has a bad day, as in the wife nagging him and getting up early to feed the baby it makes him delete it. So the bad days are not even ride related. Just strange.

 

[Drago]

This is an old phenomenon. In the Seventies sleepless Dads would often record over their Abba cassettes.

 

[Banjo]

This is an old phenomenon. In the Seventies sleepless Dads would often record over their Abba cassettes.

I remember sticking bits of cellotape over a hole in the cassette or it wouldnt record stuff.

 

[Globalti]

What is this Straba everybody's talking about anyway?

 

[Fab Foodie]

Strava - the curse of the cycling classes.....