Exercising cured my depression
Christiansan3148
Posts: 7 Member
I lost 40lbs in 4 months. Exercising cured my chronic depression that i had for 4 years. Im willing to get my life back on track and i know for a fact i wont stop exercising. The only regret i have is that i didnt start exercising earlier!
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You look amazing! Congratulations on beating depression
It's a struggle, and you've overcome it! You should be so proud for so many reasons 5 -
Bravo! Congrats and keep at it!1
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Well done for getting up each day and sticking at it. X1
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Awesome job!1
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Incredible! Thank you for sharing!! 1
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Way to go! Amazing!1
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Well done, so pleased for you. 1
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Beautiful! I'm having the same issue with depression right now so I'm excited to start my healthy lifestyle-- Awesome work!2
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You look great!1
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Great job!!! I can totally tell a difference if I go a few days without getting exercise, just grumpy and mad at the world. It makes such a big difference!! Glad you found something that works for you 2
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So fantastic that you are able to manage your depression with exercise at this time.
You also look fantastic.
My advice, as a person who thought for many many months I had 'cured' my mental illness with diet and exercise is to recognise that managing and cured, or in remission and cured, or not currently experiencing symptoms and cured are quite distinct from each other.24 -
It is the best medicine I have tried for my depression. It works!!2
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So fantastic that you are able to manage your depression with exercise at this time.
You also look fantastic.
My advice, as a person who thought for many many months I had 'cured' my mental illness with diet and exercise is to recognise that managing and cured, or in remission and cured, or not currently experiencing symptoms and cured are quite distinct from each other.
YES! I thought I had been cured after two years of extensive treatment, but what really happened is that I had my mental illness under control and I was maintaining it.5 -
I have little experience with depression, but I recall the saying that "Food is the most abused anxiety medication, and exercise is the most underutilized antidepressant." Well done!17
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Congrats!!! Keep it up! Every once in a while I take for granted the impact exercise has on my mental health, and stop for a few weeks. Pretty quickly though, I can say, "Why am I in the dumps and being miserable to everyone? Oh yeah. Time to go to the gym, whether I want to or not."5
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Wonderful!!!1
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Nice!!!1
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I just want to thank everybody for your kind words. And if anyone has any questions about dieting or exercising i will gladly share my knowledge.8
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Great transformation! Glad the exercise has you feeling better. Keep it up!1
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i find exercising helps my depression a heap. I'm still on medication though and am ok with that. But like we all know "exercising gives you endorphin, endorphin's make you happy. happy people don't kill people"5
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