Posted by Racer on June 15, 2004, at 12:43:29
In reply to Re: exercise and depression, posted by SLS on June 12, 2004, at 7:51:56
I think it really depends on a lot of factors, like the severity of the depression, and the type of exercise, and how you feel about doing it. Since I tend to exercise to excess as a sort of self-punishment, exercise doesn't do a lot of good for me, although it does help a bit on the "moderately depressed" days. On the "I need to die NOW" days, though, I can often force myself through it, but it's not good for me. (Yes, I do it anyway, because otherwise it gives me another whip for my daily beating.)
So, for mild to moderate depression, exercise can be helpful. For severe depression, it really doesn't matter if the exercise might help, because DOING the exercise can hurt.
That is Racer's Rationale, at least.
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