Just wondering which you guys would prioritise?
A few years ago I realised that exercise really does help my depression, I'm not very good at doing things just for my own benefit so my current occupation where I have to walk 12+ miles a day and be outside whatever the weather is fantastic.
Especially now I'm off meds I can feel the difference, if im off work for any reason and quite inactive for more than a couple of days I feel myself heading to that dark place again However....
I have some ongoing issues (by which I mean I have suffered my entire life) with almost constant pain in my knees, lower legs and feet, never properly diagnosed, just dismissed as growing pains or completely ignored by doctors.
Last time I saw the GP about this he said I should just quit my job because then the pain would probably stop, but if I do that I know my depression would end up "winning"
So which would you choose?
Keep ongoing physical pain to keep *relatively* mentally well
Or
A life in mental distress or on meds which i can clearly do without, just so I'm not in physical pain