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skittlesmcgee33 t1_j3hyqef wrote

Reply to comment by anTHaRic in Sports and Other Exercise a Natural Antidepressant for Teens. Research found supervised exercise programs are associated with significant reductions in symptoms of depression among children and teenagers by Wagamaga

For a lot of people it is an antidote. I think at the very least it is a very very powerful prophylactic. Children shouldn’t get depressed. Mandated physical education helps.

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anTHaRic t1_j3iyfik wrote

And if you’re already exercising and still depressed? How do you think it feels to read that the solution is to do what you’re already doing?

I agree it’s a powerful component. For many mild cases it is enough, and we should all be exercising. But “antidote” is overstating it for those with severe depression

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skittlesmcgee33 t1_j3j602z wrote

You're correct that it's not a magic bullet for everyone, but it's not some sliding scale where exercise is correlated to only works for people on like a "5 or below" on the depression scale.

"It doesn't work for everyone" does not automatically mean "it only works for mild cases". Those who see massive benefits from exercise (and those who don't) come from both severe and mild cases.

I'm not trying to nitpick here. It's just that depression makes people think their depression is somehow unique or significantly worse than everyone else's - and people commonly bush off the exercise thing entirely because "that's for mild cases of the weekend blues, not for real depressed people like me lying in bed pissing in Gatorade bottles".

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BeenBadFeelingGood t1_j3kxhh2 wrote

If you can recognize that it’s overstating, move on and don’t let it bother you. Don’t fuss. Depression is a symptom of little thoughts you make and accept as your own. They really aren’t

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