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electric_popcorn_cat t1_j47e7ro wrote

I hate how hard it is to exercise when depressed.

I know it will help. I hear it all the time. But the best I can do is lay in bed and keep breathing.

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baxbooch t1_j47vr99 wrote

“Doing this thing that requires a large amount of executive function will help your lack of executive function.”

Ok then…

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obaterista93 t1_j4800f6 wrote

That's the exact reason I'm so grateful for my wife.

She's amazing at recognizing when I NEED to do something, even if I don't WANT to.
Sometimes she'll pack up hiking clothes, backpacks, boots and everything, and basically say "let's go, we're hiking now" and it always helps so much.

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Juutai t1_j486uus wrote

My dog was this for me. Depressed? Don't care. It's walk time.

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electric_popcorn_cat t1_j48y8s2 wrote

Yeah, they say dogs are good for depression and cats are good for anxiety.

Doesn’t matter how down I feel, my dog needs to competitively pee where that other dog did. So I have to get up.

So grateful for our pets!

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jimmycarr1 t1_j497h0c wrote

It might not be the same in your experience but I find doing a team sport or really just any sport can help. You feel obliged to turn up for your teammates as much as yourself and sometimes that is more motivating weirdly.

I have social anxiety yet I find it much easier to discipline myself to do regular sports than any gym/running/home workout even though I can avoid people with those.

Depression is a fucker, keep on fighting.

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InTheEndEntropyWins t1_j4as8i2 wrote

Just set a nice minimum to do. So if you just can't bring yourself to do a really long session at the gym miles away, then decide to just do a 10min jog, or 5min walk, or 10 burpees, etc.

Get yourself in the habit of doing just a bit of exercise each day.

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