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Autumnlove92 t1_j1m9jxj wrote

Reply to comment by dethb0y in TIL while writing "A Christmas Carol," Charles Dickens was "taking night-time walks of 15 to 20 miles (24 to 32 km) around London." to build out the story in his head. by SuperMcG

Okay but what's a great solution to get OUT of your own head? Sometimes I get so deep in my head I get trapped in a negative cycle and lose the weight of reality in the process. Can't seem to find a good way to snap outta it

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mistermelvinheimer t1_j1n0q07 wrote

I know this is a boring answer but go to the gym. You can’t think about other stuff while working out. If you have self esteem problems it helps with that too.

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Autumnlove92 t1_j1n3b1o wrote

Believe it or not, I advocate this. My depression got far worse this year when I stopped my workouts. I used to go heavy at the gym (and lost 115lbs) but the loose skin in my stomach made it nearly impossible to continue, and at that same time I picked up a second job that took my energy from me. I just got an abdominalplasty to remove that loose skin and I'm very eager to get back to the gym. It'll still be a couple months before I can, but I know for a fact exercise -- while not a total cure -- DOES help. Maybe it's just 5%, but it's something.

Also sunshine. God, I'm already itching for winter to be over....and it's just started

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mistermelvinheimer t1_j1n88iu wrote

Holy shit thats incredible, great job, yeah when it’s safe to work out again you should do it. I live in sweden so i know all about how dark and depressing winters get. We get maybe three hours of sunlight around midday then its back to darkness…

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Casparan t1_j1mbzcx wrote

You could try some mindfulness exercises. They helped me with the same kind of negative circular thinking you seem to have some problems with.

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Real-Werner-Herzog t1_j1mcmup wrote

I'd talk to a mental health professional tbh since that could be a sign of an anxiety disorder, I used to have awful intrusive thoughts and talk therapy went a long way in helping me not lose that grip on reality when things got bad.

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