u/mrcrassic. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcutsCookies help us deliver our Services. The subreddit, r/EOOD — Exercise Out of Depression — is full of people posting success stories, asking for help and offering loads of positive feedback. It became my escape, my place to go and forget about it all, easily accessible, cheap and there whenever I needed it. What's the fucking point? Psychologists studying how exercise can relieve anxiety and depression have suggested that ten to fifteen minute walks may be just as good as forty five minute workouts. This can lead into other aspects of life as well. Instead, he looked at his exercise equipment.Looking back, David sees this moment as the turning point in his life — evidence of what he could overcome. It can also be a full body workout (and I'll see what I can do) (I saw some resources on this sub, but I want to ask just in case you guys can offer sth new)I've been looking at some fitness ppl on insta (for research) and I've seen some of them sell online exercise programs. When my eight-year relationship ended [roughly] 3.5 years ago, I was devastated and sat on my workout bench holding my Glock. Exercise and depression. There is such a caring community of people on the subreddit. That kind of thing. I've felt more in control of my life since I started on the fitness road, but it's done almost jack shit for my depression.I have PTSD, Borderline Personality Disorder, and anxiety in addition to the depression, and I work out religiously five days a week. Depression tells you “no” about everything — person, food, color or activity you know you enjoy. It’s the butterfly effect. I found a pretty interesting Quora article on the link between exercise and depression. Just the simple fact that we can pick ourselves back up from that place and put on some shoes to go running, pick up a solid iron bar or spin the tires on our bikes in an attempt to get the hell out of that place makes us fucking warriors who will always fight on despite our greatest struggles.I’m dealing with depression for most of my life now. It's depressing seeing myself atrophy to this point and that just makes me even more unwilling to start working out again. An army doesn’t need to be raised to topple a dynasty. We are friendly and helpful, and we are not here to judge.Press J to jump to the feed. I say please and thank you. is brilliant.”“sometimes I worry [MEL is] a psy-op meant just for me.”every post on r/EOOD, along with a good majority of comments. I like to smile at a random person because they generally smile back. I really have to force myself, crying, and yelling at myself to even start warming up, but I also have a problem with chronic pain that makes it worse. It's never fun for me. I'm also surprised by how much the exercise-only group outperformed the exercise+medication group.Exactly. It’s never good to live a long time with just one perspective and one’s own thoughts. I went from being a absolutely shredded monster at 215 pounds benching 3 plate and pulling 500+ to a skinny fat 165 in little over a year. Meditating is actively doing nothing, thus giving in a little bit.Plain exercise on the other hand is about actually doing things. I hate having to put so much bullshit effort into a life that I hate, sticking around only for other people because they'd get sad if I went ahead and killed myself and I would hate having to cause the people I love the pain of losing a loved one... sigh. Three and a half years ago, David, a 29-year-old struggling with depression, sat on his workout press, a gun in his hand. I started small, and that’s the first suggestion we give someone in r/EOOD as well. One consistent thing is that the more I exercise, the better I feel, and the happier I am. We talked and talked (I don’t take any meds due to adverse effects) and I realized (again) that it’s all up to me.