Posted by Chris O on August 28, 2012, at 3:00:52
In reply to Does exercise make anyone else feel worse?, posted by Meltingpot on August 14, 2012, at 9:18:37
Denise:
I struggle with intensely physicalized depression/anxiety symptoms. For me, vigorous exercise helps. When I say "vigorous," I mean, say, riding my bicycle ten miles or jogging five miles. However, even though exercise does reduce my symptoms, it is very temporary (a few hours max) and I am back to square one the next day. This makes the whole exercise endeavor frustrating to the point of discouragement long-term, as I feel that I do not improve my endurance from day to day. It's also quite difficult for me to exercise if I am under any type of stress as my anxiety/depression symptoms tend to overwhelm my ability to deal with my "exercise pain." I don't know. Mental illness sucks.
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