Has worked better than antidepressants for me in the past. Difficult part is the excruciating process of forcing yourself into a consistent exercise routine when you’re very depressed.
That’s where I am. It takes every bit of energy I have just to go to work right now.
If you can get yourself to exercise on a regular basis, you’re not that depressed.
It’s almost like depression doesn’t affect everyone the same
I had awful depression years ago, and to be honest, even if someone’s lying about being depressed to cheat someone out of money, I’d rather that than them being depressed. Wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.
This is an awful mindset that prevents people from seeking help they need. The only prerequisite to having depression is having depression. If you can keep up a daily routine, that’s good, but it doesn’t mean you don’t have depression.
The idea that you can just exercise yourself out of depression can make people suicidal. They think if other depressed people can do it and I can’t, then I’m hopeless. The reality is that depression can be minor or severe and those are such wildly different experiences they might as well be different disorders.
cosigning this. I quit effexor a few years ago and started doing cardio in the morning and strength training in the afternoon. I’ve never felt more stable.
It’s almost like using goods and services to replace every facet of life doesn’t actually help as much as people like to imagine it does.
