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Just a simple question to those of you suffering from depression, anxiety or are just going through a tough time. Now or sometime in the past.

Have you tried exercising, and did it help? What kind, and how did it make you feel?

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[–] vankappa@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

it helped for the first weeks, then I was back to baseline (suicidal)

[–] Razzazzika@lemm.ee 9 points 8 months ago

Yeah... all it takes for me is one missed exercise session to kill my routine and put me back to baseline.

[–] Karyoplasma@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Same. The novelty of "doing something for yourself" or "keeping yourself busy" or whatever bullshit friends, family and therapist wanna call it wears off quickly. I still go for jogs, but not as a daily routine anymore because it doesn't do much. I will just feel awful while jogging, so what's the point.

Last New Year's, when watching the fireworks from my balcony, I have sworn to myself that this will be the last time I see fireworks.

I cannot fix my problem. I tried many times, got told I was in the wrong for trying, now I have given up and that's apparently wrong as well.

Sorry for the rant.

[–] vankappa@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

I think I understand you well, sorry you feel that way