Do you think that exercise alone can solve depression and anxiety?

[Dead_Inside]

I am thinking of trying to start exercising.
I don't know if it is even worth it.
Has anyone tried exercising and it helped them?.

I run 25-30 miles a week. And did so before I tried killing myself .... so I would say no. It won't help and it won't kill you either so now it's just me pretending I can run away from myself ....

 

[Final Escape]

I run 25-30 miles a week. And did so before I tried killing myself .... so I would say no. It won't help and it won't kill you either so now it's just me pretending I can run away from myself ....

Dang that's quite a lot of running.

 

[Dead_Inside]

Dang that's quite a lot of running.

Yeah- I hate me. If I go for a run I can do a public version of self harm that every one encourages me to continue doing. And maybe I will die somehow. Or fuck at least I don't have to be with anyone or explain myself. Sometimes..... I can even get my brain to shut up too.

 

[Origim]

I am thinking of trying to start exercising.
I don't know if it is even worth it.
Has anyone tried exercising and it helped them?.

I would advise you to try, everyone is different. I have been told that I am very tense all of the time, so I take yoga classes, it help me to relax a bit.

 

[Fcancer]

I went for about 3-4 years about 5-6 days a week in early 20's. My depression and anxiety wasn't in the bad shape it is now, and it definitely helped big time. It's the only time in my life i've ever commited to something for any solid length of time, and it definitely worked for me at that stage. Like others have said, if you have mild depression/anxiety it's probably more likely to work, release of natural endorphens and all that. But it's only one piece of the puzzle, you gotta be eating healthy, thinking well, meditation etc. all that jazz to really make it work..it's pretty much a whole lifestyle change/choice to get the full benefits.

Also it's gonna really hurt at the start, once you push through that first 2 week barrier of going consistently you will get into a nice little routine and it will become like clockwork.

 

[Prime]

A 15 minute session of Transcendental Meditation followed by a light or heavy workout twice a day can be helpful. But no, meditation and exercise alone can never trear depression completely.

 

[Cold]

Like many others have said: give it a try.
I regularly go to the gym or running or mountain biking. It makes me feel better, makes my head more clear and focused but it doesn't remove my suicidal thoughts or my bleak outlook on life. But I'd rather be a sometimes slightly happy pessimistic suicidal person than a constantly sad one. And exercising helps me with that.

 

[AgingLoser]

Alone, no. It does help though

 

[plotinus]

In my experience, it helps for a while. I've been an avid long distance runner most of my life and recently rode my bike from Mexico to Washington. I grinded out about 60 miles on average a day for a few months, camping under the stars in nature. It was wonderful. But I was just prolonging the inevitable. I returned to society and thought "what was the point?"- I got my kicks and used this body and really pushed it- it was a well-oiled machine.
But when faced with the realization that I cannot actually sustain the lifestyle of keeping my mind in that metatative state for hours at a time because of the bullshit living and "responsibilities" forced on us in society, I'm back to square one.
your mileage may vary, but for me, it all comes back around. I can't escape myself.

 

[Roph]

Alone? No. As part of a regimen? Sure.

 

[Daystavro]

Alone? No. As part of a regimen? Sure.

What do you mean "as part of a regimen"?.

 

[project77]

I used to exercise regulary 3-4 times a week, really helped me with depression. I was lifting weights and I think for me the pain is what is healing. Lowers the level of my aggression against myself(wish to kill myself) and to some extend gives me some goal. But now I have to work so much I hardly have the energy to go :( hopefully this changes. As to if it can help with anxiety, not really for me. I get a boost of confidence after the training but only for a short amount of time.