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rippleman t1_j3gq9xx wrote

Reply to comment by anTHaRic in Sports and Other Exercise a Natural Antidepressant for Teens. Research found supervised exercise programs are associated with significant reductions in symptoms of depression among children and teenagers by Wagamaga

For a lot of folks with milder symptoms, it can come pretty close and oftentimes stop it. If you're depressed and not disabled, you need to exercise. No treatment plan is complete without it, nor is a general healthy lifestyle. Movement is demanded by the body and brain--not requested.

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anTHaRic t1_j3iy7lz wrote

And if you’re already exercising and still depressed? How do you think it feels to read that the solution is to do what you’re already doing?

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rippleman t1_j3iykkt wrote

As someone who has depression--yes. You do need to keep doing it anyway. Whether you like or not, it's something we have to do. Life isn't fair. Stopping exercise and good things for yourself makes it worse.

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BeenBadFeelingGood t1_j3kx9pm wrote

It probably feels demoralizing af?

I’ve been there. I beat my depression and I do more than just exercise. I learned CBT. I take sauna. Take cold shower. Reach out to friends when I feel lonely. I learned to meditate, which helped me in two major ways: 1 it helped me understand that i am not my thoughts and I can create my own thoughts and not identify with random thoughts and 2 out it helped me understand my inner world and I’m not bothered by external stimuli, almost at all

You have to find a multi-pronged approach and learn to appreciate your struggle: I’ve been given a bag nails to carry forever? Cool. I’m not depressed. Someone says something rude? Cool. That is their thought and it doesn’t affect me. There’s a Reddit post that irks me? Cool post. We move to a better a thought and continue to vibe high

You can do it!

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anTHaRic t1_j3l9m9p wrote

> It probably feels demoralizing af?

That's the point I'm trying to make, I'm glad at least one person got it.

I'm not severely depressed, but there are some things to work on. I'm happy to hear you've got things sorted out, that's great!

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