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Magnate
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May 26, 2010 at 09:41 PM
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Sorry about posting so much. I guess I've had a lot on my mind. Today I just feel like I am so done with depression. I'm so tired of it. (ha-who isn't?). What I mean to say is that I haven't felt really bad lately, just "stopped" like someone clamped my feet to the ground. And confused like I forgot how to participate in life, how to be, how to relate. I'm thinking about maybe (possibly) joining the gym tomorrow. I need something to hold on to.
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Poohbah
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May 27, 2010 at 08:30 AM
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Joining the gym is probably a great idea
 and yeah, i can so totally relate with the "**** depression" feeling. Is there anything at the gym in particular that you are looking forward to doing?
__________________ “In depression . . . faith in deliverance, in ultimate restoration, is absent. The pain is unrelenting, and what makes the condition intolerable is the...feeling felt as truth...that no remedy will come -- not in a day, an hour, a month, or a minute. . . . It is hopelessness even more than pain that crushes the soul.”-William Styron |
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Magnate
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May 27, 2010 at 08:47 AM
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Hi Sophia,
I guess I would look forward to using the machines. I used to like them a lot. I like to zone out, it becomes meditative. |
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Wandering soul
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May 27, 2010 at 10:33 AM
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I started back at the gym two weeks ago; I used to enjoy it too but life and depression won out. Trying to start a new routine now and needed to do something for myself. This isn't easy so I have been just a few times but the sense of accomplishment is wonderful. It's also nice knowing it's healthy and the stress relief has been great. I recommend it. Worth a try just be sure not to take on too much, ease into it.
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May 27, 2010 at 10:43 AM
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HI Elana05, I'm so sorry you are feeling stuck right now but I do like the idea of going to a gym. It shows you still have some fight and determination to overcome. Good for you. You should be proud. Hang in there. shaggy
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May 27, 2010 at 11:56 AM
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Elana05,
Sorry to hear that you are feeling stuck. I am with you in feeling like I have had it with depression. Enough already! I've had to take a medical leave AGAIN and schedule extra therapy sessions AGAIN, etc, etc... When I can get myself to do it, I do find that exercise is really helpful in getting past that "stuck" place... it gives me a little more energy and a little more ability to overcome inertia. It is great that you are thinking about joining a gym! Let us know how it goes. |
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May 27, 2010 at 01:35 PM
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Hi Elena, lovely to see somebody taking active steps to help themselves feel better... if the gym feels meditative for you like you said then it sounds like a great idea to start going again! Exercise is soo good for depression and all that kind of stuff, so it should help, too.
I don't go to a gym right now (gym fees are high here) but I did buy an exercise bike about 2 weeks ago and I feel so great after using it, feel quite proud of myself and excited that I'm getting in shape. Good luck! |
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Magnate
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May 27, 2010 at 03:06 PM
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 Makes my heart feel a little lighter. Garden Gal, I hear you on this one. I too am paying for extra therapy sessions. I feel like a bottomless pit. The information there is so valuable -- like getting oxygen. But not cheap. Big sigh. Hang in there, I think any of this self-care pays off. 
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May 27, 2010 at 04:54 PM
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Keep working it, Elana05. I have found exercise to be better than any pill.
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