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

[Daystavro]

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?.

 

[Help_Me]

Yea, tried that few times. No effect for me.

 

[Fellow]

It helped me for a good couple of years along with other things.

 

[WaitingForTheBus]

I did work out 3/4 times a week until recently when mentally I just didn't have the energy. Everyone is different, what works for one, won't work for the next.

I think you should give it a go. It may help with your self esteem, particularly if lifting. Put the effort in and all of a sudden you start to notice the gains which improves your confidence. It's not the ultimate fix but I think it definitely helps.

 

[Ashpac]

I used to be a gym fanatic going 5/6 days a week buying protein bags and eating right to gain some size which it worked.

Looking back I was in good shape and it did take my mind off things once you see improvement. You get that hunger to go everyday and look after yourself. Now I can look back and see why I went so much it was because it masked the pain I was in.

Doing it helped cope with it I guess. So I would say try it. I met lots of great people at the gym, made many friends. You might see a difference if you try it. I used to do spinning classes too, which helps release endorphins in the brain so it might make you feel good. No it doesnt take away depression at all because the problems are still there obviously, but it did help me thats all im saying.

Its not for everyone though and you wont know unless you try.

Good luck.

 

[Threads]

No. I can answer this for you.

 

[invisiblycrippled]

No

 

[couldntthinkofaname]

everyone is different

if i wear you id give a shot. i think before you can measure an effect you need to train 4weeks at last. at least 5-6 times per week.

 

[sadsoul]

Does attempting suicide count as exercising

 

[Daystavro]

everyone is different

if i wear you id give a shot. i think before you can measure an effect you need to train 4weeks at last. at least 5-6 times per week.

But I don't want to put all my hopes and faith in that it will change my life only to crash of disappointment when it doesn't.

 

[couldntthinkofaname]

But I don't want to put all my hopes and faith in that it will change my life only to crash of disappointment when it doesn't.

i dont understand. just try it out. and if it helps it helps. if not then not.

 

[bigj75]

It can help with it but isn't a 100% method.

 

[Gainax]

anxiety and depression are symptoms of a bigger problem

ultimately it depends on your goals in life
but going to a gym requires discipline and that is a step in the right direction to fulfil any goal

 

[Kooz]

It might solve certain types of Anxiety or Depression, but I don't think it can solve 3/4 -/+ of either.

Hell, you might even get more anxiety when you're running. Being worried about what's going to happen while you're running. I'm super pessimistic because of my disabilities and every time I even get a sharp pain in my heart from just sitting or walking I'll be like "Welp, this is the day that I fucking die."

 

[Over it]

Tried many times over... but always resort back to unmotivational depression.
Though I do know know if people who have said weight lifting has been their saviour.
What mental state they were in or ever got to I don't know... but worth a shot I think if the motivation is there.

 

[Throwaway563078]

Personally it didn't have an effect on me.

Wouldn't hurt to try though, might help you.

 

[BaconCheeseburger]

Exercise on its own wouldn't do anything for me, I need a lot more. What I need is another story, because I have no idea - but I coudn't see that doing much.

 

[BlackDragonof1989]

It's probably just one part of a wholistic puzzle so to speak, like for me I can take 500 mg niacin and feel a bit better for awhile, or 105 mg dxm in the form of robotussin with a few grams of vitamin C and feel a bit better, but that's only a physiological part of my condition potentially, and too much or if the mindset is not good, can affect all of it. But light to moderate exercise likely wouldn't hurt, but the inertia to do it is hard for me personally, even if I'm not particularly depressed.

 

[TAW122]

Short answer, no.

Exercise for me may help with physical fitness and maybe get some endorphins going, but it doesn't at all address the bigger issues that I face, lack of friends, Aspergers, and other existential crises.

 

[Ella Disenchanted]

Maybe it works for some but personally, no it doesn't work. I've had times where I've regularly exercised 6 days a week alongside eating a very healthy diet. It helped my body but did nothing for my mind.

 

[Daystavro]

Maybe it works for some but personally, no it doesn't work. I've had times where I've regularly exercised 6 days a week alongside eating a very healthy diet. It helped my body but did nothing for my mind.

So it didn't make you feel better mentally?

 

[Ella Disenchanted]

I'm afraid not. I've never gotten that feel good thing that people talk about after exercise.

 

[okyeah]

It was the only way I coped for a looooong time. It can help but everyone is different. Just don't fuck your back up or anything. Getting injured will make u kill urself guaranteed.

Also you have to do it for yourself because if you don't you will become very depressed when you put in so much work and still can't get women easily etc. But it does help with women...it's just that the outcome is not as proportional to the effort put in.

I'm probably going to try to go back and drop 30 lbs to see if people start treating me differently again.

 

[Roph]

I wish it was as easy as exercising.

 

[Jaded]

Nope. It can maybe make you have some good days or times but no way.

 

[Help_Me]

Ok, I already posted in this topic, but I think it might possibly help one, who does not suffer from serious forms of depression, just a regular one. Give it a try

 

[Final Escape]

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?.

It can greatly help with those issues, but it won't stop you from wanting to die. The days I exercise I do feel much more functional, clear headed, relaxed after. Sometimes I even experience a sense of having control over my life after spending an hour in the gym, but it can be challenging to stick with. You almost have to force yourself to go even when u don't want to, in order to stick with it. You can easily burn out after just a few weeks which I still don't know how to handle. If your gym has classes that can help you stick with it. It can get boring if u don't switch it up. If you do the exact same exercises you will burn out and quit going.

 

[loanedshirt]

If you run, eat kale, and choose a good Instagram filter, you will never experience depression or anxiety.

 

[onewayroad]

I wouldn't listen to anyone saying it will help or it won't help, as @couldntthinkofaname said everyone is different. Personally I lived right near the beach for around six months and every day I would run and swim but it didn't help me. But maybe if I did that again while on the right medication it would. Also I have bipolar 1 rather than normal depression so it's a bit different.

Anyway one thing is for sure it certainly won't hurt to try so give it a go, and my advice about exercise is that how much you do isn't anywhere near as important as how consistent you are with it. So pick a reasonable amount that you think you can stick to in the long term, not some amount that others recommend you to do.

 

[Trashcan]

I have. I exercise regularly and it doesn't really help me, but it might help other people, especially if they have mild depression or mild anxiety.