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Originally Posted by Chado2423  miscommunication... i don't take long walks, I just can't relax, and the walking I do is pacing in the house, nervously... not the type of peaceful excercise like a brisk walk you talk about... I try those but they don't really help is what I was trying to say, the anxiety is still there. |
Hey... what have you tried differently today than yesterday?
Get your stopwatch, get your mp3 player, go outside, walk straight in one direction for 30 minutes. If while walking you feel like it is pointless, just look at your watch to see that you are making progress. On the way back, make youself laugh outloud for 10 minutes, even though you dont feel like it.
You've got to be outside to stimulate your brain and having visually changing surroundings. Going where you can watch people is better. Just think of all the visual circuitry dedicated to reading social cues.
Going outside for a walk wont make you feel better instantly. Its a gradual effect, over time. Yes, over the course of a month. It'll be a subtle change. And then after that you'll start jogging. It will feel like a pointless pain in the butt... and you wont feel inspired, because your brain wont let you because you're depressed, but after time, the exercise and the stimulation of being in changing surroundings and the forced laughter will heal this.
The exercise will let you have the possiblility of being able to feel better again.
I know this is just another post, among several in this thread or other threads. But I'm going to keep asking you what you've tried differently each day. And that you've got to stick to it over a month.