Seriously – in clinical trials, light exercise resulted in significant improvements in ~80% of depression cases.
I realize that going out and doing that while depressed is extremely difficult … but nobody said that getting out of depression would be easy. And the only person who can do it is you. A little taking care of yourself goes a long way – even if it’s very difficult, maybe at least try a little?
I found this out in the opposite direction. Whenever my health flares and I can’t leave the house for a few weeks I get really down and irritable. A 15 minute walk a day keeps the depression away
I walk 2-3 miles every day. I’ve been doing that for six months. Still incredibly angry and unstable. Guess I’m just fucked, eh? Or maybe I’m not doing it hard enough? Maybe I should just do nothing but cardio all day, huh? Would that be enough? No, it’s never fucking enough for you people.
Seriously – in clinical trials, light exercise resulted in significant improvements in ~80% of depression cases.
I realize that going out and doing that while depressed is extremely difficult … but nobody said that getting out of depression would be easy. And the only person who can do it is you. A little taking care of yourself goes a long way – even if it’s very difficult, maybe at least try a little?
I found this out in the opposite direction. Whenever my health flares and I can’t leave the house for a few weeks I get really down and irritable. A 15 minute walk a day keeps the depression away
I walk 2-3 miles every day. I’ve been doing that for six months. Still incredibly angry and unstable. Guess I’m just fucked, eh? Or maybe I’m not doing it hard enough? Maybe I should just do nothing but cardio all day, huh? Would that be enough? No, it’s never fucking enough for you people.
I can see that.
Well, I guess you might be part of the ~20% for whom exercise doesn’t help.
And you’ve already tried it, which is as much as I’ve ever asked for. So I guess it’s time to try something else? What does your doctor recommend?