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Originally Posted by Chado2423  I walk around alot because of my anxiety... My problem is sitting still, not being mobile. |
In that case, brisk walking probably
isn't "moderate exercise" for you. You're already in decent physical condition, so walking is too easy. If you want to try to use exercise to kick your brain into gear, you're going to have to find something more challenging -- jogging, maybe? Again, it has to be 30 minutes straight, at least five days a week.
FWIW, exercise has been show to have a helpful effect on anxiety, too. But again, since we're talking about changes in brain chemistry here, you're not likely to see an effect right away. But if you start now, I think you could reasonably expect to see results by the end of June.
Rose: I don't think you realize how depression affects people. People "think" with their emotions, to a much greater extent than most people realize. And depression skews all your emotions negative. When you're depressed, and someone suggests something they think will help, you consider it... but you
feel hopeless. You conclude that whatever they suggested can't possibly help.
Also, when you're depressed, it's very difficult to feel good about yourself. So "love" and "affection" tends not to have much effect. On the other hand, when people say negative things about you, it's much easier to take them to heart. And while it's hard to feel better, it's easy to feel
worse. Now, Chad seems like a pretty resilient sort, and he seems to have emerged unscathed from previous attempts at "tough love" here on the forums... but in general, I
really think you should reconsider your approach.