mental health issues & weight loss

crazylibraluv2684

Do any body else deal with this problems. If so, what helps

elphie754

Yes. Being on the correct dosage of medication helps me.

angelexperiment

Exercise and st. John's wort or htp hVe helped me. But I don't medicate right now. I exercise and use stress or anxiety coping skills. Dialectic behavior therapy workbook by marsh linehan I bought at stoee helped so much. Daily walks as a meditation help alot level my moods now uf I don't get that I get grumpy

asteriskthat

I struggle with mental health issues. Funnily enough, getting into shape is one of the few things that doesn't bring me down - I feel in control and able to be ok with the occasional setbacks that come with weightloss and fitness gain. Now, if only I could apply that mindset to the rest of my life...
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elphie754

angelexperiment wrote: »

Exercise and st. John's wort or htp hVe helped me. But I don't medicate right now. I exercise and use stress or anxiety coping skills. Dialectic behavior therapy workbook by marsh linehan I bought at stoee helped so much. Daily walks as a meditation help alot level my moods now uf I don't get that I get grumpy

Please don't down play the need for medication in certain individuals. Yes, some techniques can help, but medication does have its purpose.

I bought into the whole "I don't need meds/can treat on my own" idea before as well, and thought I was doing great as well. It actually made things so much worse when I crashed off that feeling and ended up partaking in some very very very dangerous behaviors. Now I take my meds, and say screw it to anyone who thinks I'd be better off without them.

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