How do you motivate yourself to exercise when depression is kicking your teeth in? I haven't lifted in weeks because I just have so little energy to do much. Outside of applying for jobs and cleaning up I haven't been able to do anything recently. Lifting and cardio was helping me sleep and kept my spirits up but even that is slipping right now. No bully
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>How do you motivate yourself to exercise when depression is kicking your teeth in?
Dude, depression kicking my teethe in IS what motivates me.
Is it just automatically something that makes you want to lift? I really need to learn how to turn it around if that's the case
That might be the way to go. I could treat it like a vacation away from my problems for a moment so I can get back to taking care of my health
keep in mind that you can workout like shit and it still counts
you can get gains fricking up your HIT for a month straight but if you don't go at all then you lose it all
from a risk reward standpoint it's simple, the game is rigged in your favor if you play
>Is it just automatically something that makes you want to lift?
You feel bad, terrible even. You want relief, you want escape.
Exercise provides relief and escape.
Simple as.
>I really need to learn how to turn it around if that's the case
Yeah have fun figuratively and literally running your body into the ground with over training because you need to cope but your body isn't recovered.ope but your body isn't recovered.
Do it because that's just what you do. No motivation needed
since you've wasted weeks already, set aside another week to do nothing but get back into lifting
Dont let people dickpress you least of all yourself.
Listen to the correct inner voices and stop being a wuzz.
If you dont know wot i mean keep moving
I'd been toughing it out a lot recently. The other anons suggesting I prioritize lifting for a bit might be the way I go. Those voices are loud but I'm gonna make it though eventually. Life's just rough for a while. Appreciate the reply bro
When I was down bad I tried to do pushups and pullups at home, maybe some light curls with some random items or dumbbells.
I think this will be where I start again. The other anons are right that I should set aside some time to get my health back on track and I'll start with this every other day I think. Add in some walks for vitamin D and maybe see my one really nice neighbor
Unironically try ashwaganda and methylene blue. Ashwaganda is pretty cheap. Methylene blue costs more and can kill you outright if you take too much but combined they shatter depression’s butthole. Ashwaganda suppresses cortisol and methylene blue does a bunch of shit with improving mitochondria and cutting through negative associations.
I'm gonna read up on it. Thanks man
Good advice but ultimately is the same as "muh antidepressants" if you don't apply the MINDSET.
Whatever motivation works for you at the moment to move your ass into the gym. Get into whatever it is that you REALLY want to do and just put your energy to it. It IS that simple, but of course it is hard. Use whatever is necessary until you cultivate love for the practice itself.
You are using a manga girl picture to show your emotions. Don't you see how fricked up that looks, anon? Get your T levels checked.
"some is better than nothing" sounds obvious but it's big
wait....am i gay? i just realized - I was thinking to myself, I'd rather spend my whole life with a bro than get married to a woman. I've even stopped jacking off to 3d shit since i've turned hella sexist and misogynistic. i mean i still jack off to hentai but it's getting kinda boring....
Download grindr and give it a shot. What do you have to lose?
i don't want to suck dick, take dick or frick male ass but I'd rather live my whole life with a bro in a platonic relationship. women are quite unpredictable and get so fricking screechy at the dumbest shit
so basically you want a sexless marriage with a dude
Yeah is that gay?
you're doing what many straight people do, but with a man
why not simply be friends with a man?
because it's not as romantic
Yeah but I mean roommates with one and sharing bank accounts and decisions...
So is it gay?
not at all, carry on
>Yeah but I mean roommates with one and sharing bank accounts and decisions...
why do you need that?
so you want to be romantic with a guy, but not intimate?
Why do people get married? Don't say it's because of love.
because it's the institution the Lord intended for us
Instead of asking questions why don't you fricking say your point yourself.
Look man if your friendships arent at least slightly gay, even if only ironically, then you're missing out brother
I mean in a sense that's kinda what close friendships are. Just a weird way of putting it into perspective i guess
I tell myself I’m only going to do the bare minimum at the gym when I’m depressed. Once I get there, if I feel better, I do more. If I don’t, I leave. Sometimes I only do leg press and a couple of arm exercises but I try again the next day.
exercise is not a sprint, it is a marathon. What matters most for health & longevity is consistency over entire life. This is the reason why social media zoomer-esque "mY thReE MonTH BoDY" is always ridiculous here
The easiest way to make yourself do habits is to make them easier. I put an exercise bike in my bedroom.
I do burpees. Easy exercise, no equipment, no travel needed, gets the blood pumping nicely and the endorphins going.
I spill my spaghetti in front of cute girls and their cute dogs and then I go home and try to kill myself with physical exercise