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Patient's entire wardrobe is now, functionally, gym clothing. The Lululemon sets, the DFYNE matching pieces, the Gymshark crop tops — all worn to the gym, to the grocery store, to a cousin's wedding (as a 'base layer'). Does not own non-athletic pants. Does not intend to. The gym outfit is no longer an outfit. It is the outfit.
Chronic. Jeans have not, in this household, been purchased in four years.
None. The outfit is the identity; the gym is, at this point, the supporting cast.
Patients with Chronic Gym-Set-As-Identity Disorder typically present with some or all of the following:
This is the Institute's entry for Chronic Gym-Set-As-Identity Disorder — a chronic condition cataloged for archival purposes and shared for patient use. No prescription exists. No intervention has been shown effective. Recognition is the primary benefit of diagnosis.
Formal name: Vestis gymnasii identitas totalis. Not found in the DSM-5 or ICD-11. Found, routinely, in the patient population.
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